Bengali actress Swastika Mukherjee hospitalised after alleged suicide attempt

Kolkata: Bengali film actress Swastika Mukherjee was hospitalised recently after she fell on the floor during a late-night party.

Doctors at Apollo Hospital here performed a surgery to remove some glass pieces from her arm. "There were some cut injuries. We don't know how it happened. She is fine now and will be discharged soon," plastic surgeon Dr Kaushik Nandy told PTI.

Swastika's sister Ajopa Mukherjee said she was partying when she fell down. "She got injuries on her head and hand. She was holding a glass, pieces of which got into her arm as she fell," she said.

The incident however fueled rumours in the film industry over whether the actress tried to commit suicide. A divorcee, the 33-year-old is known for films like 'Bye Bye Bangkok', 'Jaatishwar' and 'Mishawr Rawhoshyo'. She has also acted in the Hindi film 'Mumbai Cutting'.