Anupamaa actor Nitesh Pandey, who played the role of Dheeraj Kumar in Star Plus's top-rated show, died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday, He was just 51. The news has shocked the Anupamaa actors as well as the fans. The actor suffered a massive cardiac arrest late in the night and his body was found in a hotel room in Igatpuri near Nashik. He always comes to Lgatpuri to write a story. In the preliminary investigation, the cause of death is said to be a heart attack. According to SP, the post-mortem report is still awaited. Since the body was found in the hotel room, the hoteliers and staff have also been questioned.
A report in Etimes quoted the actor's brother-in-law saying, "Yes you have heard it right. My brother-in-law is no more, my sister Arpita Pandey is in a state of shock. Nitesh's father has left for Igatpuri to get his mortal remains. They should be here by the afternoon. We have gone absolutely numb, I have not been able to even talk to Arpita after the tragedy."
Nitesh is a popular TV actor and has been seen in many roles in serials like Indiawaali Maa, Sumo Didi, Maharaj Ki Jai Ho, and Kuch Toh log Kahenge among others. He has also assisted Shah Rukh Khan in Om Shanti Om and acted in films like Dabangg 2, Khosla Ka Ghosla, and others.
This is the third death of an artist from the TV industry in the last 3 days. A couple of days ago, Aditya Singh Rajput was found dead. Yesterday Vaibhavi Upadhyay, who worked in Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai serial, died in an accident in Himachal Pradesh.
