Model actor Poonam Pandey has died due to cervical cancer. 32-year-old social media star’s team shared the news on her Instagram account. She reportedly died at her family home in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur.
“This morning is a tough one for us. Deeply saddened to inform you that we have lost our beloved Poonam to cervical cancer. Every living form that ever came in contact with her was met with pure love and kindness,” her team wrote in a post shared on Pandey’s Instagram.
The news has left her followers in shock with many of them paying their tributes to Pandey in the comments section on her Instagram. Four days ago, Pandey had shared a clip of herself at an event in Goa.
News of her death comes a day after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the government’s plan to promote cervical cancer vaccination among girls aged 9 to 14. The vaccination protection against specific strains of cervical cancer. Read on to know everything about cervical cancer.