Arun Tupe, a Marathi social media content creator known for his Instagram reel videos, has reportedly died of heart attack.
According to reports, the young reel star, who had a significant following on Instagram, was found at his residence in Balaji Nagar of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district on Tuesday morning.
The news of Tupe's passing has shocked his family members and many of his followers on social media.
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He had built a strong online presence through his comedy sketch reels and had around 1,86,000 followers on Instagram.
According to reports, his family members immediately took him to the nearest hospital. However, doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Following his death, his body was sent to the government hospital in Ghati for a postmortem.
The exact cause of death is not clear yet and will be known after the autopsy.
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His last video posted on Instagram was a comedy sketch.
Social media users flooded the comment section with “RIP” messages.
A user wrote, “Please tell me this news is not true. I'm praying it's just a rumor.. My heart is heavy hearing this.”
“Brother, I commented on your video yesterday, Why did he leave,” wrote another.
“Rest in peace my friend. I never imagined you would leave us this soon. You were such a wonderful soul and a true friend. You will be missed forever, but your memory will stay in my heart always,” wrote another.
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“You made me laugh and laugh, you will always be remembered as my friend,” read another comment.
Arun Tupe had posted the reel on Instagram just 21 hours before his death. He had also responded to several comments on the post just hours before his death was reported.
A few days before Tupe's death, another social media personality from Mumbai, Prathamesh Kadam, had also passed away.
Kadam had reportedly been ill for several months and died due to jaundice.
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