It is 22 October 2012. It was a typical day for 23-year-old South actress Bidushi Das Barde, who lives in a cooperative housing society in Andheri (West).
South superstar Kamal Haasan was once seen in a big film with Jyothika and Bidushi, who was Miss Chennai 2006, was away from films for a while and spent most of her time at home with her husband.
That day her husband Kedar left home for office at 7.50 am as usual. Bidushi took her husband to the door and then closed the door. Kedar called Bidushi at around 9.30 on reaching the office, but she did not answer. This was not usually the case, but he felt that he would be busy with work, so Kedar also got busy with office work.
A few hours later, again called Bidushi, but still no answer. This time he was worried. Kedar made several calls one after the other, but Bidushi was neither picking up his calls nor looking at the messages.
After finishing work, Kedar returned home at 8 pm. He kept ringing the doorbell, but there was no answer from inside. Kedar put his ear to the door and heard the sound of TV coming from inside. After waiting for a long time, the door was opened with a duplicate key. Upon entering the house, the scene was heartbreaking. Bidushi was lying in a pool of blood in the corridor. There were deep cuts on the face and neck due to broken glass pieces.
Seeing this condition of his wife, Kedar trembled. With the help of the landlord, he took his wife to Ambani Hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead. The glass wounds on Bidushi's face were pointing to some bigger conspiracy. A case of murder was registered, but even after 12 years, the mystery of his death remains unsolved.
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Bidushi Das Barde was born in the year 1989 in Odisha. After spending a few years in Odisha, Bidushi shifted to Chennai. He was interested in the world of entertainment from his childhood. After finishing school, at the age of 17, he entered the world of modeling. In the year 2006, she participated in the Miss Chennai beauty pageant and won the title of second runner up.
After this, the doors of the South film industry opened for Bidushi. After a few small films in the South, she appeared in the 2006 Tamil film 'Vettaiyadu Vilaiyadu'. The film featured Kamal Haasan and Jyotika in lead roles.
Bidushi was just 20 when, while making her mark in films, she met Kedar, a software engineer by profession. Kedar was only 3 years older than her. Spending time together, both started liking each other. The family was against the relationship, however, the two got married in 2009.
After a year and a half of marriage in 2010, both shifted to Mumbai and started living in a rented apartment in Andheri (West). His body was found on 22 October 2012 from the same place.
As soon as the Mumbai police found the dead body, they started investigating the matter. According to Cooper Hospital sources, the Vile Parle postmortem center revealed that Bidushi Das died due to sharp weapon cuts and excessive bleeding. He went into hemorrhagic shock due to severe neck injury. The nails and hair of deceased Bidushi were also sent for forensics. According to the postmortem report, Bidushi died on the morning of October 22.
The police, who reached the spot along with forensic experts, found that the glass of a cupboard located near where Bidushi's body was found was broken. There were similar pieces of glass on the ground and on Bidushi's neck, cheeks and hands. However, no traces of blood were found on the cupboard.
Initially, the police started the investigation from the angle of robbery, but according to the statement of her husband Kedar, nothing was missing from the house. As there was no angle of robbery, the police registered a case of murder and started investigation. The police initially suspected Kedar, Bidushi's husband, as there were no signs of forced entry into the house. According to Kedar's statement, when he returned home, the door was locked from inside. Only Kedar had the duplicate key of the house.
Under suspicion, when the Mumbai police interrogated Bidushi's husband Kedar, he disclosed about his wife's illness and quarrels. According to the Mumbai Police, there was a sudden change in his behavior.
According to Kedar's statement, both had been going through tough times for a long time. Economic condition was bad and Bidushi was also not getting films. A software engineer by profession, Kedar's salary was only 60 thousand rupees, of which he used to pay 22 thousand rupees as rent. Some time ago, Bidushi underwent eyelid surgery and hair transplant.
Kedar said in the police statement that a day before Bidushi's death, there was a quarrel between the two on Sunday. After the fight, he left for work at 7.30 am the next day. He messaged Bidushi at around 8.15 a.m. to inquire about her well-being, to which he did not receive a reply.
After messaging Bidushi, Kedar spoke to his father, who is a Lt. Col. After this he made 3 consecutive calls to Bidushi, which were not picked up. Kedar and Bidushi's family was against their love marriage, that's why Kedar didn't talk to Bidushi's family. But when Bidushi didn't pick up the phone that day, a worried Kedar called his father, who is an Air Force officer, for the first time since marriage. Kedar said that despite calling several times, Bidushi is not answering. Father also called him many times.
Even while walking, Bidushi often fainted According to Kedar, Bidushi was diabetic and also had blood pressure problem. This happened on several occasions, when she fainted while walking. She has fainted at home several times due to low blood pressure. According to Kedar, he was also undergoing psychiatric treatment. Kedar's statement was corroborated by his call records and Bidushi's medical report.
Raju Sandhu, a member of the society committee, told the police that the duo neither spoke to anyone nor participated in any of the society's activities. Both were mostly outside or busy with work.
On the day of Bidushi's death there were 80 calls, the same day many modeling projects were found in the messages
When the Mumbai police took a closer look at Bidushi's call records, it was found that Bidushi received 80 calls on the day of her death, most of which were from her husband Kedar and father. The father also sent several messages to Bidushi, constantly asking her to answer the call. Bidushi, who was looking for work for several days, received many modeling offers through messages. The call records also contained call messages from an agent asking him to return Rs 25,000.
The doctor who treated Bidushi also came to see him that afternoon, but when he reached the house, the door was not opened. In such a state he returned without meeting Bidushi.
According to a PTI report, a woman working in the neighborhood told the police that she saw a man leaving Bidushi's house. However, there is no evidence of this in the CCTV footage.
First a week, then a month and then a year passed, but the true cause of Bidushi's death could not be known. Even the police did not have any solid evidence against her husband Kedar. Finally, almost a year later, the police closed the case, ruling it an accidental death. While closing the case, the police wrote in the report that seeing the condition of the dead body, the police registered a case of murder in a misunderstanding. It was an accident though. That day, Bidushi must have fainted due to low blood pressure and fell against a cupboard, causing the glass to shatter and hit her body.
Many contested the report and the claim of accidental death. Bidushi's father Shantanu Das also spoke about the murder. Forensic experts also said it was impossible for such a serious injury to have been caused by just falling through the glass, although the case was never reopened. Today, even after 12 years, the mystery of Bidushi's death has not been solved.
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