“I AM here, alive. Cervical cancer didn’t claim me,” Poonam Pandey said on Saturday,aday after the news of her death from the disease dominated the news cycle and led to intense debate on social media. It turns out the news of her death was fake, a stunt pulled off by the actor and her team to spread “critical awareness” about cervical cancer. While many media houses went ahead with the news, PTI in its reporting n ever confirmed the death.

 

In a video, posted on her official Instagram page, Pandey said, “I feel compelled to share something significant with you all -Iam here, alive.” “Cervicalcancerdidn’tclaim me, but tragically, it has claimedthelivesofthousands of women who stemmed from a lack of knowledge on how to tackle this disease... Together, let’s strive to put an end to the devastating impact of the disease and bring #DeathToCervicalCancer,”the 32-year-old added.Ina follow up video,Pandey apologised for the stunt but said she wanted to spread awareness about the disease.