Actor Noor Malabika Das was discovered dead in her Mumbai flat on Monday, in an alleged case of committing suicide. The actor, who was formerly an air hostess, costarred with Kajol in the 2023 legal drama The Trial. The actor was reportedly 37 and hails from Assam.
‘Noor Malabika Das committed suicide’
ANI reported Noor Malabika Das’ neighbours had informed police after they noticed a foul smell coming from her flat, and her body was ‘recovered in a decomposed condition’ from her flat in Lokhandwala.
ANI tweeted on Monday, “The body of actress Noor Malabika Das was recovered in a decomposed condition in her house in Andheri, Oshiwara area. Noor Malabika Das died by suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan of the house. When the people in the neighbourhood complained of a foul smell coming from the house, they informed the police. The police reached the spot and took the body for a postmortem: Mumbai Police.”
More about Noor Malabika Das’ death
According to a Mid-Day report, on June 6, police found Noor Malabika Das’s body in her Lokhandwala flat. During the house search, the police allegedly gathered her cell phone, medication, and journal. The report also stated that the body was taken to Siddharth Hospital in Goregaon for a post-mortem following a panchnama.
Police reportedly performed her last rites
The Mamdani Health and Education Trust NGO, which manages the cremation of unclaimed bodies in the city, helped the police on Sunday perform her last rites after no one came forward despite efforts to contact her family, according to the Mid-Day report.
“We spoke to her family. They had returned to their native place two weeks ago. investigation is underway,” an officer told Mid-Day.
‘She was living in a Mumbai flat on rent’
A close friend of Noor Malabika Das, actor Aloknath Pathak, told the portal, “I am saddened by this. I have known Noor for years and worked with her in many films and series. Until last month, her family was living with her in Mumbai. The family returned to the village a week ago. She was living in this flat on rent.”
Noor Malabika Das worked in Hindi films and web series, including Siskiyaan, Walkaman, Teekhi Chatni, Jaghanya Upaya, and Charamsukh. She was seen with Kajol and Jisshu Sengupta in The Trial.