Tunisha Sharma death: Sheezan Khan kept telling me to save her somehow, says doctor

A CCTV footage that shows Tunisha Sharma being carried into the hospital by crew members and Sheezan Khan; (right) Dr Honey Mittal said Tunisha Sharma was brought dead to the hospital. Pic/Hanif Patel

Actor and former boyfriend of actress Tunisha Sharma, Sheezan Khan, kept telling the doctor at the hospital where she was taken after she allegedly committed suicide, to save her somehow.

mid-day has recovered CCTV camera footage from the hospital that shows Khan and crew members of the serial they were shooting, carrying her inside. The doctor told mid-day that Khan kept crying and requesting him to save her.

Tunisha allegedly committed suicide in a Vasai studio on Saturday afternoon where the television serial Alibaba: Daastan - E -Kabul was being shot. The Waliv police later arrested her co-star Khan.

According to the police, Tunisha had lunch with Khan at the studio and later locked herself in the make-up room. The crew members knocked on the door of the make-up room but she didn't open the door. Crew members then broke open the door and found her hanging from the ceiling.

Also Read: Tunisha Sharma death: Forensic team visits TV show set, seize actor's clothes, other belongings

Doctor Honey Mittal of F&B hospital at Vasai said, "On Saturday around 4.10 pm, about 3-4 people arrived at the hospital with Tunisha Sharma. Her co-actor Sheezan Khan was also with them and he told me to save her anyhow. He was crying continuously. But her body was cold and when we checked her eyes there was no movement. We also did a confirmatory test and an ECG but we found a flat line and declared her dead. We also found a strangulation mark on her neck during the physical examination. Someone strangulated her or she hanged herself. We informed the cops about the body."

"Khan was there late and crying continuously. He kept requesting me to save her. Tunisha was dead when she was brought to the hospital," Dr Mittal further said.

Tunisha's funeral was held on Tuesday in Vasai. Her uncle said, "The police are investigating the case and after December 28 everything will come out."