Ishwari Deshpande, the Marathi actor, died in a car accident in Goa on Monday, The Indian Express reported. The 25-year-old actor was travelling with her friend Shubham Dadge, who also perished in the accident.
According to the report, the car the duo was travelling in fell into a creek in the Arpora area of North Goa. The incident took place around 5.30 am near Hadfade village in the Bardez taluka. Deshpande and Dadge died due to drowning.
According to a report in Punekar News, eyewitnesses present on the spot said that Deshpande had called for help after the car fell in. However, since it was early in the morning, no one was able to rescue them.
Inspector Suraj Gawas, in-charge of Anjuna Police station, told The Indian Express, “Primary investigation suggests that the mishap took place because the driver lost control of the car. After losing control, the car crossed over to the opposite corridor and again crossed back before falling into a small creek. The fire brigade was called around 7 am. They managed to take out the car and the remains of the two.”
He also said that the family members of the deceased were contacted immediately.
Sub-inspector Akshay Parsekar, who is investigating the case, told the publication, “Based on the wristbands the two were wearing, we believe that they had visited a club in the area the night before. Dedge is a resident of Kirkatwadi in Pune, while Ishwari is a resident of another area in Pune.”
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A News18 report states that Deshpande and Dadge were a couple on the verge of getting engaged. The report states that the former recently shot for a Hindi and a Marathi film.
Apart from acting in some Marathi TV serials, Deshpande had also starred in Sunil Chauthmal’s Marathi film Premache Side Effects. She had a YouTube channel on which she used to post vlogs and other videos for her fans.