Malaika Arora’s father Anil Kuldip Mehta committed suicide in Mumbai’s Bandra on Wednesday morning, police said. The actress, who was reportedly on her way to Pune, rushed to Mumbai as soon as she received the tragic news. A video has surfaced online in which a grieving Malaika Arora is seen leaving her parent’s house last night. She was accompanied by her sister Amrita Arora, husband Shakeel Ladak, Arjun Kapoor and best friends Kareena and Karisma Kapoor and son Arhaan. In the video, Arjun Kapoor can be seen escorting Malaika to her car. After the death of Malaika Arora’s father, her ex-husband Arbaaz Khan, Salim Khan, Salma Khan, Sohail Khan, Arpita Khan, Alizeh Agnihotri and other members of the Khan family visited her in Mumbai.

Malaika Arora made the first statement on behalf of the family after her father’s death last night. She requested the media to respect her privacy during difficult times. Malaika wrote in the post, “We are deeply saddened to announce the demise of our dear father Anil Mehta. He was a gentle soul, a devoted grandfather, a loving husband and our best friend. Our family is deeply shocked by this loss and we politely request privacy from the media and well-wishers during this difficult time. We thank you for your understanding, support and respect. In gratitude, Joyce, Malaika, Amrita, Shakeel, Arhaan, Azaan, Rayyan, Casper, Axl, Duffy and Buddy.” Check it out for yourself:

Malaika’s father, 65, is said to have jumped from his residential house in Bandra, Mumbai. An IANS report claimed that Anil Mehta called his two daughters and said, “I am tired,” before allegedly jumping from the balcony. Anil Mehta’s wife and mother of Malaika and Amrita Arora, Joyce Polycarp, has told Mumbai Police that she was in the house when the incident occurred. At around 9 am on Wednesday, she noticed her husband’s slippers in the living room and started looking for him, according to IANS.

According to news agency IANS, when she did not find him on the balcony, she leaned over the railing and noticed that there was a commotion and a security guard inside the building was calling for help. That’s when, she told police, she realised something was very wrong.

Malaika Arora was born in Thane, near Mumbai. Her parents divorced when she was 11 and she moved to Chembur with her mother Joyce and sister Amrita. Joyce Polycarp is a Malayali Christian, while Anil Mehta was from the Punjabi community and worked in the Indian Merchant Navy.