Guwahati: Bollywood actress Poonam Pandey is not dead, she is alive. The news of her death has turned out to be fake and intentionally done by Poonam and her team to put impetus on cervical cancer.

Taking to Instagram on Saturday, she posted videos apologising to her fans and followers for ‘shocking’ them.

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On Friday, Poonam’s manager in an Instagram post had said that she died of cervical cancer.

In a video, Poonam said, “I am alive. I didn’t die of cervical cancer. Unfortunately, I can’t say that about those hundreds and thousands of women who have lost their lives because of cervical cancer.”

She went on to talk about the disease. Sharing the video, Poonam wrote, “I feel compelled to share something significant with you all — I am here, alive. Cervical Cancer didn’t claim me, but tragically, it has claimed the lives of thousands of women who stemmed from a lack of knowledge on how to tackle this disease.”

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In another clip, she said, “Hi everyone. It’s Poonam. I’m sorry I’ve caused this tear and I’m sorry to those whom I’ve hurt. My intention? To shock everyone into the conversation that we are not talking enough about, which is cervical cancer. Yes, I faked my demise, extreme I know. But suddenly, we all are talking about cervical cancer, aren’t we? It’s a disease that silently takes your life. And this disease needed the spotlight urgently. I’m proud of what my death news has been able to achieve. And for those who have questions for me, I will see you live on Hauterrfly.”