Actor Akshat Utkarsh found dead in his Mumbai home

Aspiring television actor Akshat Utkarsh was found dead in his Andheri apartment in Mumbai.

"Actor Akshat Utkarsh dies allegedly by suicide at his residence in Mumbai's Andheri area. Case lodged, matter being probed. Body handed over to family after postmortem: Mumbai Police," a statement issued by Mumbai Police reads, about the death that reportedly occurred on Monday.

Akshat originally hailed from Muzaffarpur, Bihar and was trying his luck in films over the past couple of years.

As per a report in hindustantimes.com, the family of the late actor suspects that he was murdered. They have also taken his body to Muzaffarpur on Tuesday. Speaking to Hindustan Times, his maternal uncle Ranjit Singh said that Akshat has been murdered. He said the Mumbai Police didn't take the matter seriously and didn't even lodge an FIR in the case.