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Former fashion designer found dead at Andheri's Lokhandwala residence

The deceased identified as Sunita Singh was recovered from the bathroom of her residence on Thursday early morning and was declared dead on arrival when rushed to Kokilaben Ambani hospital.

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In a shocking incident reported during the wee hours of Thursday, a 45-year-old fashion designer was found dead at her Andheri residence. The deceased identified as Sunita Singh was recovered from the bathroom of her residence on Thursday early morning and was declared dead on arrival when rushed to Kokilaben Ambani hospital.

According to the Oshiwara Police, Singh who had recently shifted to her Lokhandwala residence was a well-known fashion designer and had high-profile connections in the said industry. She was staying with her son Lakshya Singh (23) and his fiancee Ashpriya Banerjee (22), who are said to be frequent consumers of drugs. They would occasionally take cannabis, hash and other similar intoxicants. On Thursday night, Sunita was not feeling good as her health was down and was hallucinating. While going to bed, she kept on saying many things but no one gave special attention to it.

"At midnight around 3 am, the deceased woke up and went to the bathroom to answer nature's call. She partially locked the latch as she was sleepy and then she did not came out till morning. When Lakshya woke up, he thought her mother would be inside the bathroom so he later came back and knocked the door. He shouted and knocked many times and after many failed attempts, he broke the door and found the body lying on the floor. Lakshya, who was taken aback by shock, first went to a nearby temple followed by a visit then made to a known jeweller who suggested him to call for an ambulance. When rushed to hospital, she was declared dead." said senior police inspector of Oshiwara police station, Shailesh Pasalwar.

"The body has some bruises and head injuries which suggests that Sunita might have fallen and due to some serious injuries she died. We don't think that the family had consumed any drugs but the probe is on and we are questioning the family members and other known people in the case. No one has been detained but we have registered an Accidental Death Report in the case.We are awaiting the post mortem report." Pasalwar added.

As per the sources, Sunita who was out of business since three years was not in good terms with Lakshya who is unemployed and higher secondary passed out. Lakshya used to spend money beyond the family earnings behind drugs and when Sunita's body was discovered, the police found two empty syringes at the spot.

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