Television actor Nitin Chauhaan, known for Crime Patrol and Splitsvilla, has died at the age of 35

Television actor Nitin Chauhaan, known as the winner of reality show Dadagiri 2, died in Mumbai on Thursday. He was 35 years old.

Hailing from Aligarh, UP, Nitin had gained popularity after winning ‘Dadagiri 2’ and went on to appear in several other shows including MTV’s ‘Splitsvilla 5’ and episodic series like ‘Zindagi Dot Com’, ‘Crime Patrol’ and “Friends.” ‘.

Nitin’s last on-screen appearance was in SAB TV’s daily ‘Tera Yaar Hoon Main’ in 2022. His co-stars from the show, Sudeep Sahir and Sayantani Ghosh, confirmed the news of his death but said they did not know any further details.

According to a social media post by his former co-star Vibhuti Thakur, Nitin is said to have died by suicide.

While sharing a picture of herself with Nitin, Vibhuti wrote, “Rest in peace my love. I’m really shocked and sad. I wish you had the strength to withstand all the problems. I wish you were mentally strong like your body (sic).”

Actor Sudeep Sahir also paid tribute to his co-actor on Instagram and wrote, “Rest in peace buddy.”

However, further details are awaited. Nitin’s father rushed to Mumbai to collect his son’s mortal remains.