Sushant Singh Rajput's Pavitra Rishta co-star Prarthana Behere says Ankita Lokhande is devastated

MUMBAI: Sushant Singh Rajput's untimely demise has left the entire country in a state of shock. The 34-year-old actor apparently committed suicide at his Mumbai apartment on June 14. He was found hanging on the ceiling fan, but the police found no suicide note. The young and talented actors' sudden and unfortunate demise has left everyone shocked and people are grieving his loss. Though many might know him as a Bollywood actor, Sushant began his journey from TV. He rose to fame as Manav Deshmukh with his popular show Pavitra Rishta, and then forayed into Bollywood. 

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The late actor's Pavitra Rishta co-stars are also shaken by the news of his demise. In a recent chat with Times of India, Prarthana Behere who played Sushant's sister-in-law on the show shared how Sushant's ex-girlfriend and co-star is completely shattered and devastated after hearing about his demise. After Sushant's death, many social media users started bullying and targeting Ankita for not commenting on his demise. Netizens began subjecting her to hate. Not only her but also Sushant's close friend Mahesh Shetty, who the late actor had made his last call to before taking the drastic step received social media users' flak. 

Prarthana shares a close bond with both Ankita and Mahesh and requested everyone to not judge them and let them grieve over Sushant's demise. Revealing Ankita's state after Sushant's demise, the actress revealed that Ankita is completely devastated and crying inconsolably. She said that people need to understand that everyone moves on in their life. After hearing about Sushant's sudden death, Ankita is still stuck there. Prarthana said, 'News sunne ke baad woh wahin atki paddi hai.'  However, Ankita has someone in her life now, and she had to respect that relationship also. 

The actress further revealed that Ankita wanted to go to Sushant's funeral and pay her respects, but she is a very emotional and sensitive person. She has been crying and crying since the news broke out. Prarthana revealed that she had asked the Pavitra Rishta team on their messaging group to attend Sushant's last rites and bid him a final goodbye, however, it is then that they got to know only 20 people can attend the funeral. 

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CREDITS: TIMES OF INDIA, PINKVILLA