Mumbai, Jun 26 (IANS): Viveka Babajee, a former Indian supermodel, committed suicide by hanging herself at her Bandra residence late Friday night, a family friend said.
Confirming the suicide, Additional Commissioner of Police (Western Region) Amitabh Gupta said the reason behind Viveka taking the extreme step was not known and police were investigating.
Fashion designer Rohit Verma said she was supposed to take part in his fashion show next month and he was shocked to hear the news of her death.
Viveka, 32, was declared a supermodel in 1994 and was one of the most-sought after faces nationally and internationally in the fashion world.
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A.S.Mathew, U.S.A.
Sat, Jun 26 2010What a sad and painful news to read!
Those people who have never
experienced the pain of severe
depression, and the total despondencey followed by depression
can't understand the real
predicament of a depressed person.
I am telling my personal story
because some of the readers can
relate to my story.
When I took medications for
depression a few years back while
I was undergoing a great financial
crisis, I took a knife early in
the morning to kill myself. But
while holding the knife, I simply
called God " God help me now", and
I got outside the house and threw
the knife away. Many people have
committed suicide while taking
anti-depressant medications.
Perhaps, since women are more
light-hearted, when they feel
so hopeless in life, they can't
think anything rationally and will
finish the life.
Recently, Hulk Hogan (professional
wrestler) told his story in a
nationwide T.V. broadcast that
he took the revolver to kill
himself, but at the nick of the
moment, one of his friends called
him, and his mind was changed not to kill himself. When people feel
totally at the edge, they will
do anything to end the misery of
painful hopelessness of life.
So watch for our friends and
relatives who are faced with
critical personal problems in life.
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sandy m mardolkar, india
Sat, Jun 26 2010u should have lived for yoursef, why did u committed sucide, two days relative will remember and forget u n yr memories, In life never commit sucide. people committing suicides r fool..those who r planning to commit suicide please stop it. may ur soul rest in peace...
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IMRAN, SAUDI CHEVRON
Sat, Jun 26 2010End of Fashion world... is SUICIDE.. someone will catch the height of success somebody will fall in between.. and the result will come up with suicide.
why now a days young generation follow the fashion world.?? Its the place where people go wrong with money, sex, drugs & drinking.. and other external links.. here skin values not moral..
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Raj Shetty, Dubai
Sat, Jun 26 2010Its a very sad news, She is 38 years of not 32 ..
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Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah
Sat, Jun 26 2010Very sad to know that gorgeous model who shot to fame with Kama-Sutra condom advertisment in 1990 committed suicide.It is learnt that breaking up with her boyfriend is a reason for suicide.Many models took such a drastic step after breaking up with their partners recently. It reminds me of Madhur Bhandarkar's film "FASHION" where he reveals the real truth of Fashion/models world. Money..Fame..Drugs..Boyfriends..Lonliness..Suicide.Models have to have strong will power to overcome all problems.
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Vasanthkumar Hegde, Udupi/Riyadh
Fri, Jun 25 2010What a tragedy? We should learn from this that beauty is not the only thing required in one's life.
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Abdulla O.K., M'lore/Dubai
Fri, Jun 25 2010I feel very sorry for her. One should realise beauty/fame does not stay for ever. And when u r young & good looking people will write poems on you & when u are getting old people will write poems on younger people.. You should keep your self composed at the time of rais & fall... RIP
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opra max, australia/sydney
Fri, Jun 25 2010please dont give wrong infprmation this girl has not commited sucide.
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San, Kota-Dubai
Fri, Jun 25 2010its really shocking news. but please change photo,which one is You uploaded she is not Viveka Babajee.she is Arati Chabria
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