Poonam Pandey: Uproar as Bollywood actor ‘death’ from cervical cancer revealed as publicity stunt
A scandal has erupted in India after it was revealed that Bollywood actor and model Poonam Pandey is still alive after a statement was shared to her Instagram account claiming she had died from cervical cancer.
On Friday 2 February, a post from Pandey’s official account, which has more than 1.3 million followers, said she had died from cervical cancer at the age of 32.
“This morning is a tough one for us,” the statement said.
“Deeply saddened to inform you that we have lost our beloved Poonam to cervical cancer. Every living form that ever came in contact with her was met with pure love and kindness.”
The news was later “confirmed” by Pandey’s team to a number of Indian national news outlets including NDTV and News18, while her
