Highlights
- Varsha Bhosle, the daughter of legendary singer Asha Bhosle, has killed herself in Mumbai.
- Varsha, who was 56 years old, allegedly shot herself with her revolver in her Pedder Road residence.
- Police say she died on the spot. No suicide note was found but Ms Bhosle was believed to be suffering from depression and had been hospitalized a few weeks ago after a suspected overdose of sleeping pills.
- Ms Bhosle's body has been sent to J J Hospital for a post-mortem and a case of accidental death has been registered by the Mumbai police.
- Varsha Bhosle was a columnist with web portal Rediff. She previously wrote for The Sunday Observer and The Times Of India. She was also a theatre personality, sang playback for some Hindi and Marathi films and performed in concerts with her mother. Ms Bhosle was divorced from her husband, a sports writer.
- (With inputs from PTI)
Veteran Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle's daughter Varsha, who was suffering from depression, today committed suicide by shooting herself, police said.
A singer and columnist, Varsha, 56, shot herself in thetemple with a pistol of Belgian make at her residence in'Prabhu Kunj' apartments on posh Peddar Road in South Mumbai.
She has not left behind any suicide note, AdditionalCommissioner of Police (South) Krishna Prakash said, addingpolice are trying to find out in whose name the pistol wasregistered.She was alone in the house at the time of the incident,police said.
Varsha, the second of Asha Bhosle's three children withfirst husband Ganpatrao Bhosle, had worked as a playbacksinger in some Hindi and Marathi movies besides appearing inconcerts with her mother. She also used to write columns forweb portals and magazines.
Prakash said Varsha's maid servant Deepali Mane knockedon the door of Bhosle's house around 10 am but no oneanswered.Worried, she contacted Asha Bhosle's driver who told herthat Varsha might be sleeping. After some time the maid wentto the flat again but nobody opened the door.
The driver then entered the flat through Asha's eldersister Lata Mangeshkar's adjacent flat and found Varsha lyingin a pool of blood on a sofa. Police were called in andVarsha was taken to a nearby hospital where she was declaredbrought dead, the officer said.
Asha Bhosle had recently shifted to a new house inCentral Mumbai.Varsha had reportedly tried to end her life twice inthe past with an overdose of sleeping pills.
She had married a sports writer and public relationsprofessional but the couple divorced in 1998, sources closeto the family said.
Prakash said police had learnt that Varsha wanted tostart an orphanage with famous fashion photographer GautamRajadakshya, who passed away last year.Varsha, who was said to be very close to Rajadhyaksha,was distraught after his death and was under medication fordepression.
Asha Bhosle, who is away in Singapore, has cut short herstay and taken a flight back, sources close to the familysaid.
Meanwhile, the body has been taken to JJ Hospital forpost mortem, police said.