Mumbai: Indian supermodel and former Miss Mauritius, Viveka Babaji was found dead inside her apartment at suburban Bandra in Mumbai on Friday.



27-year-old Babaji"s body was found hanging from the ceiling fan of her residence. Viveka was a former Miss World participant and had also acted in a few movies though she was best known for her Kamasutra campaign in the 90s.

Preliminary reports suggest she was depressed after breaking up with her boyfriend and the police have also recovered a suicide note from the house.

Neighbours got worried when the model failed to answer the door on Friday despite the smell of gas emanating from her apartment. They finally alerted the police who rushed to the spot and broke open the door. (With PTI inputs)