Siya Kakkar, who has nearly 2 million followers on the TikTok video streaming platform, reportedly died. The Indian viral sensation was 16 years old.
The cause of death is not yet confirmed, but India Today reports that Kakkar died of suicide on June 25 in New Delhi. The e-mail request for comment from his management team was not immediately answered.
However, the teen web star’s talent agent, Arjun Sarin, posted the following memorial on Instagram on Thursday with the caption: “No more words. You will always be the best artist. Rest in peace @siya_kakkar “.
Kakkar’s latest TikTok video, released Wednesday and featuring his Bollywood signature, song and dance brand, garnered 18.3 million views as of Friday afternoon.
Viral Bhayani, a fashion photographer based in Mumbai, India, also posted about her death on social media on Thursday, claiming that she confirmed Kakkar’s death with her team. “Before posting this, I spoke to the head of her talent management agency, Arjun Sarin, who just spoke to her last night for a collaboration song and he says he was in a good mood and perfectly fine. Even he has no idea what went wrong that she had to go down this road. “
Bhayani continued: “You check his videos and you can [see] she was so good in her content, it is really sad that she chose this path. If you feel depressed, don’t do this 🙏 “.
If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or experiencing a mental health crisis, call the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
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