Overview
- Police identified the deceased as Mohini, 27, who died at her home in Baberu, Banda district, after losing balance during a staged hanging scene for a reel.
- Her four-year-old daughter raised the alarm; in a new detail, a Circle Officer said the child told police her mother had asked her to record the act.
- Officers recovered the phone and reported evidence that a video was being made along with repeated online searches about hanging.
- Superintendent of Police Palash Bansal said preliminary findings indicate an accidental death, and the body has been sent for post-mortem.
- Authorities say the case is under investigation, and the incident has refocused attention on the risks of performing dangerous stunts for social-media content.