Chandigarh, Nov. 16, 2007
Charanjit Grewal
Bhanu Verma, model and singer was found dead/ allegedly
committed suicide by hanging herself in her flat at Gulmohar City,
Derabassi in Punjab. According to local media, she might be 26
or 22 and it is not confirmed. Bhanu Vema's cousin Dinesh Thakur
has lodged a complaint with police alleging that if any foul play.
She was well known in Punjab's modeling and music
video industry and her latest videos is to be released on a TV
channel on November 25, 2007. Bhanu had featured in several Punjabi
music videos with leading singers like Gurdas Mann.
NRI husband
Kuldip Singh Bhangu, 58
who runs a computer business in US, married Bhanu
Verma alias Bano alias Sunita Hira in 2004. In 2003, Bhanu Verma
rented a part of his house in Sector 11 D, Chandigarh,
and Kuldip was also staying in the house.
She developed a sexual relationship with Kuldip
and became pregnant. Kuldip married her and bought her a spacious
flat and provided her a luxury car. It is said that Bhanu from
Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh was orphaned at the age of 15, belongs
to poor background, and was struggling to be a model and singer.
Her husband and a servant were also present in the
flat at that time when she bolted the door from inside and killed
herself. Kuldip told police that she had been 'depressed' for
the last few days after their two-year-old son died on November
01 following illness. She always telling him that their son would
become a big actor one day.
Kuldeep said, “I came back from the US after
got the message about Shaan."
Kuldip has been settled in US since 1967. He has
also wife and three children in the US. It is not confirmed that
he has officially divorced her or not.
Derabassi police have verified the facts and there seems to be
no foul play in the woman’s death.