Kapil Sharma’s co-star Tirthanand Rao attempted suicide during a tiff with his live-in partner on FB Live

TW: suicide, suicidal ideation

Kapil Sharma’s hit show Comedy Circus Ke Ajube actor Tirthanand Rao tried to open up during a live interaction on Facebook. Tirthanand, popularly known as Junior Nana Patekar, consumed an insect repellent during FB Live.

The Kapil Sharma Show fame Tirthanand Rao threatens to commit suicide during live interaction on social media#Tirthananda Rao

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The video is about 12 minutes long live from his house at Jai Ambe Society in Mira Road, Mumbai. The actor starts the video by saying ‘Main bahut dukhi ho gaya ho zindagi se’ (I am extremely sad with life). Rao said how a woman whom he had met through a mutual friend in October is now harassing him. The actor said that they had been living together for some time after she had lost her husband and told him about the affair he was having with his daughter. He further said that because of this woman, now he has a debt of more than Rs 3 lakh. The actor blamed his live-in partner for his emotional and financial turmoil which made him fall off the cliff.

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After the incident, Tirthanand was taken to the hospital by his friends. According to reports, the door of the actor’s house was left open. Apart from the actor, there was a dog present in the room who was in a semi-conscious state. The actor later shared with Indian Express That he is now stable and fine. The comic had previously attempted to unify itself in December 2021 during the pandemic.

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