'BRIGHT TALENT'
TikTok star Siya Kakkar suicide at 16 as social media mourns Indian singer and dancer
A TikTok artist and dancer Siya Kakkar aged just 16 killed herself yesterday in New Delhi.
She was known for her dance videos and more than 1.1 million followers on TikTok.
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The news of Kakkar's death was confirmed by her manager Arjun Sarin, who managed all her work and endorsements.
He said: "This must be due to something personal... work wise she was doing well.
"I had a word with her last night for a new project and she sounded normal.
"Me and my company Fame Experts manage lots of artists and Siya was a bright talent. I am heading to her home in Preet Vihar."
Friend and photographer Viral Bhayani said: "Sad news 16-year-old sweet tik-toker @siya_kakkar died by suicide.
"Before publishing this I spoke to her Talent management agency head Arjun Sarin who just spoke to her last night for a song collaboration and he says she was in a good mood and perfectly alright."
He added: "Even he has no clue what went wrong that she had to go this way.
"You go through her videos and you can see she was so good in her content, it's really sad that she chose this path.
"If you are feeling depressed please do not do this."
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Kakkar lived in Preet Vihar, New Delhi.
The TikTok star was active on all the online platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube.
She was known for her dance videos and had over 104,000 followers on Instagram and over 1.1 million followers on TikTok.
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