Poonam Pandey Says People Made Money Off Her Death Stunt, Asks Netizens To Investigate: 'Who Made...'

Days after Poonam Pandey faked her own death to create awareness about cervical cancer, the actress has now made strong allegations, stating that many stakeholders took monetary benefit from her fake death stunt. Taking to her Instagram handle, she wrote, “Honestly I am happy that my post did manage to reach many people and made them aware of cervical cancer, which is what I only wanted to do.”

She then went on to reveal, “But what hurt me is that some people benefitted monetarily and drove me into the cause pretext, but I will always stand by it and continue to lend my support, now and forever. But rest is for you all to investigate who made it commercial.” She also added the praying hands emoji in the caption. Have a look at the same.

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For the unversed, Poonam Pandey’s ‘death’ news was announced in a post shared on her official Instagram handle on February 2. “This morning is a tough one for us. Deeply saddened to inform you that we have lost our beloved Poonam to cervical cancer. Every living form that ever came in contact with her was met with pure love and kindness. In this time of grief, we would request for privacy while we remember her fondly for all that we shared,” the post read.

However, a day later, the actress came out in a video statement and revealed that she was alive. She argued that the motive of her death news was to create awareness regarding cervical cancer. It did not go down well with everyone and several celebrities including Kangana Ranaut and Karan Kundrra among others lashed out at the actress.

Later, the All Indian Cine Workers Association also demanded an FIR against the actress-model stating that her actions were “highly wrong” and “unacceptable”. The cinema body called for legal action not just against Poonam but her manager too. They condemned the publicity stunt and argued that “no one in the film industry stoops to such levels”.

It has also been reported, that a Rs 100 crore defamation case has been filed against the actress and her former husband Sam Bombay. As reported by Pinkvilla, the case has been filed by Faizan Ansari. He accused Poonam Pandey of “trivializing the seriousness of cancer and manipulating the emotions and trust of millions” by faking her own death. He has reportedly also urged the authorities to arrest Pandey and her former husband.

Ansari has also filed an FIR with the Kanpur Police Commissioner. “Poonam Pandey and her husband Sam Bombay conspired to stage her death, making a mockery of a serious illness like cancer. Poonam Pandey orchestrated this stunt for her personal publicity, betraying the trust of millions of Indians and the entire Bollywood industry,” the FIR read.