Overview
- The actor was found dead at her Sai Santoshi Building residence in Nalasopara on Sunday evening and police say she was discovered hanging in a bedroom locked from the inside; Achole police registered an Accidental Death Report under Section 194 of the BNSS and ordered a post-mortem.
- Police have completed on-scene inquiries and sent the body for examination but have not announced any findings or arrests and the formal probe remains active.
- Close friends and colleagues say Sanchita had been treated for depression and insomnia and had repeatedly spoken about not wanting to live in recent months.
- Her final Instagram reel, posted hours before her death and showing her cheerful, has been widely circulated and heightened public attention to the case.
- The All Indian Cine Workers Association has written to Maharashtra’s chief minister seeking a high-level transparent inquiry and a review of mental-health and safety systems for artists, and the family has asked authorities to examine claims of pressure and harassment.