Marathi actor Vikas Samudre’s social media post sparked concern after he appeared to suggest that he was contemplating suicide. The alarming post prompted Mumbai Police and its cyber team to act swiftly and trace the actor. Samudre was later found safe and clarified that a typing error had led to the misunderstanding.

Vikas Samudre’s post sparks concern

Samudre had written on Twitter, “I am committing suicide” on Facebook. The Mumbai Commissioner of Police and other senior officers were alerted, and the cyber team began trying to trace the actor. Cyber DCP Bajrang Bansode also reached out to Samudre. The cyber lab, along with five cyber officers and control room staff, began tracing him at 11.03 pm and located him by 12.15 am.