Bollywood actor Asif Basra was found hanging in Himachal Pradesh.

Basra's body was found hanging in a private complex in Himachal Pradesh's McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, on Nov. 12.

Asif Basra was an Indian film and theatre actor. He also worked for several international English-language productions and also made an appearance in many web series. He died by suicide on Nov. 12, 2020, at the age of 53. He was found hanging in a private complex in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, in Himachal Pradesh.

Soon after the matter came to light, SP Dharamshala, Vimukt Ranjan, confirmed the incident to the Indian Express, quoting that Asif Basra committed suicide on Nov. 12 morning. The body has gone for post-mortem, and there was no suicide note.

The actor had a property on lease for the past five-six years in McLeodganj, Upper Dharamshala, and regularly visited the place.

Asif Basra starred in films like Black Friday, Parzania, Outsourced, Jab We Met, Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, Kai Po Che, Krrish 3, Ek Villain, Kaalakaandi, and Hichki.

He was last seen in season 2 of the web series Hostages, which released earlier this year.

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