There are media reports and social media rumours that Sugar Cosmetics Founder Vineeta Singh has passed away at the age of 40. Vineeta, who has who has also been in a judge on Shark Tank India, has issued a statement and quashed these rumours.
New Delhi: Social media brings us closer has multiple advantages but at the same time, like every other thing in this world, social media also has its flip side and that includes fake news and baseless rumours. The latest prey to fake news and nasty rumours is the Founder of Sugar Cosmetics Vineeta Singh, who has also been a judge on all the three seasons of Shark Tank India. There were rumours that Vineeta Singh has passed away at the age of 40; a report was published with the headline that said ‘goodbye to Vineeta Singh’. Now, reacting to these reports and rumours, Vineeta has issued a clarification on the social media platform ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter), along with screenshots of some of the rumours. Here’s what the entrepreneur said in her clarification…
Sugar Cosmetics Founder Vineeta Singh Dies?
As mentioned earlier, there have been several reports and rumours doing rounds on social media that say, Sugar Cosmetics founder and Shark Tank India judge Vineeta Singh has passed away. Responding to these reports, Vineeta Singh shared quite a few screenshots on social media; the headline of one such report read, “A hard day for India: We say goodbye to Vineeta Singh”. Here’s what Vineeta has to say on this.
Vineeta Singh Refutes Death Rumours, Issues Statement
In her post on ‘X’, Vineeta has said that for more than a month (five weeks), untrue reports about her death and arrest have been circulating on social media. She said that she first ignored the news, then reported to Meta multiple times and when that also did not help, she filed a copplaint with the Cyber Police in Mumbai; the entrepreneur said that irrespective of all her efforts, such nasty reports are not stopping.
Been dealing with paid PR about my death & my arrest for 5 weeks. Ignored it at first, then reported to @Meta several times, filed @Mum_CyberPolice complaint but it’s not stopping. The hardest part is when folks panic & call my mom 🥺 Few of the posts are below. Any suggestions? pic.twitter.com/XYyQ5G2EoM
— Vineeta Singh (@vineetasng) April 20, 2024
To quote Vineeta Singh, “Been dealing with paid PR about my death & my arrest for 5 weeks. Ignored it at first, then reported to Meta several times, filed Mum_CyberPolice complaint but it’s not stopping. The hardest part is when folks panic & call my mom. Few of the posts are below. Any suggestions?” The reports about her arrest, her passing away and also edited images of her being seriously injured after a road accident, are certainly disturbing.
