Tag: death reported

  • Young Russian star Alexandra Djavi found dead in Goa, was sexually assaulted in 2019

    Young Russian star Alexandra Djavi found dead in Goa, was sexually assaulted in 2019

    Russian model and actor Alexandra Djavi was reportedly found dead at her residence in Goa on Friday, August 24.

    The Kanchana 3 star was found hanging in her rented flat in Siolim village of North Goa, she was under depression after she broke up with her boyfriend.

    In 2019, she had filed a police complaint against a Chennai-based photographer who was later arrested on charges of sexual harassment.

    As per the police, the actor’s boyfriend was living with her in the same apartment and had gone out when she died. Her body was kept in a mortuary while they were waiting for a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Russian Consulate to conduct the autopsy.

    Meanwhile, a lawyer, Vikram Varma, the Goa representative of the Russian Consulate in Mumbai, urged the police to conduct a probe into the “possible role” of the Chennai-based photographer in the woman’s death.

  • Celebrated Pakistani actor Firdous Begum passes away at 72

    Celebrated Pakistani actor Firdous Begum passes away at 72

    Veteran film actress Firdous Begum has passed away at the age of 72 today (December 16) in Lahore.

    According to reports, the actor had been admitted to a local hospital three days ago after she suffered a brain haemorrhage. Her family said that she was on the ventilator and that her condition had deteriorated rapidly. They further shared that the doctors tried their best but her situation worsened due to a paralysis attack after a brain haemorrhage.

    The legendary actress, whose real name was Parveen, is best known for her roles in Heer Ranjha (1970), and Heer Sial (1965). She debuted with the film Fanoos (1963) before going on to deliver several hits including Khandaan, Malang, Lai Laag and Aurat. She also received the Best Actress Award for her role in the films Heer Ranjha, Aansoo and Ziddi.

    Read more – Legendary Pakistani actress Sabiha Khanum passes away at 85

    Firdous Begum was considered as one of the classiest film actors of her time and was paired with the top Punjabi actors of her time including Habib-ur-Rehman, Lala Sudhir and Yusuf Khan.

    Following her demise, Shaan and director Asim Raza took to social media to remember the late actor.

  • 16-year-old dies playing PUBG

    16-year-old dies playing PUBG

    A 16-year-old boy from Indian state of Tamil Nadu has died of a cardiac arrest while playing popular online multiplayer game Player Unknown’s Battleground (PUBG).

    The deceased, Sathish Kumar, was a second year textile designing student at a polytechnic college.

    Reportedly, the cause of cardiac arrest was intensive involvement in the game for six long hours, after which he collapsed. He started shouting hysterically before collapsing and was taken to a local hospital where he was declared dead.

    There is a common belief that the game causes undue stress and tension that has led to the death of Kumar and a few others. There is a lack of evidence in this regard but video games like these have been known to cause aggression and depression.

    Multiple deaths of PUBG players have been reported previously and playing such games for too long is not recommended.

    While no such incidents have been reported in Pakistan, the death comes days after the Lahore High Court (LHC) directed Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to decide whether PUBG should be banned in the country.

    The court was hearing a petition filed by a citizen, Faizan Maqsood, against the online game, seeking its removal from the Google Play Store. The petition said that the game had a negative impact on children and their personalities leading to violent tendencies. The petition stated that the game also had a negative impact on decision making skills of children.

    If PTA does go forward with the ban, Pakistan would not be the first country to take such action as some other countries have already banned the popular online game. Jordan is one of the countries which banned PUBG over its “negative effects”.