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Tamara Davison

Siya Kakkar dead: TikTok star 'kills herself' aged 16 as devastated fans pay tribute

TikTok star Siya Kakkar has died at the age of 16 in a suspected suicide, it is claimed.

The social media star is said to have taken her own life on June 25, according to reports from India.

Siya was famed for her TikTok dance videos and had garnered an enormous following of 1.1 million TikTok followers.

Local reports stated that Siya's manager Arjun Sarin had confirmed the tragic news of her death.

He claimed that the dancer was 'doing well' in her professional work and at the time was heading to her home.

"This must be due to something personal...work wise she was doing well," Arjun reportedly said.

The 16-year-old was famed for her dance videos on TikTok (siya_kakkar/Instagram)

"I had a word with her last night for a new project and she sounded normal.

He added: "Me and my company Fame Experts manage lots of artists and Siya was a bright talent. I am heading to her home in Preet Vihar."

Siya had lived in the area of Preet Vihar, New Delhi, and had recently shared a number of TikTok videos from the location.

The social media star's death was reportedly confirmed by her agent (siya_kakkar/Instagram)

She had become famed for her dance videos and had huge followings on TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram.

Her latest dance video had been posted just one day prior to her death.

Photographer and friend to Siya, Viral Bhayani, also spoke about the sad news on his social media.

Siya had over 1.1 million followers on the video platform (siya_kakkar/Instagram)

Alongside a picture of the late star, Viral explained that the news was 'sad' and appeared to confirm she had taken her own life.

"Sad news 16 year old sweet tik-toker @siya_kakkar died by suicide," he wrote.

"Before publishing this I spoke to her Talent management agency head Arjun Sarin who just spoke to her last night for a song collaboration and he says she was in a good mood and perfectly alright.

Siya reportedly took her own life at the age of 16 (siya_kakkar/Instagram)

"Even he has no clue what went wrong that she had to go this way. You go through her videos and you can she was so good in her content, it's really sad that she chose this path.

"If you are feeling depressed please dont do this," he concluded.

The late social media star has been inundated with moving messages from her international fan base.

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