Anil Mehta, father of actress-model Malaika Arora and her sister Amrita Arora, has reportedly passed away in Mumbai. According to initial reports, he is said to have died by suicide. However, a source close to the family has disputed this claim, stating it was an accident. More details are awaited as investigations continue.
As per the police, the incident took place on Wednesday morning. A source told news agencies that the family is in shock, as Anil had no known ailments. The police are conducting a thorough investigation, and the postmortem report and ‘panchnama’ are expected to clarify the cause of death.
Actor-producer Arbaaz Khan, Malaika’s ex-husband, was seen visiting the family residence, along with several police personnel and media crews outside the apartment.
Anil Mehta, who worked in the Indian Merchant Navy, was a Punjabi Hindu from Fazilka, a town near the India-Pakistan border. Malaika has spoken in the past about her parents’ separation when she was 11, and how her upbringing by her mother Joyce Polycarp, a Malayali Christian, influenced her life and career.