Kolkata: A model-turned-actress died while her companion, actor Vikram Chatterjee, was seriously injured in a car accident in south Kolkata on Saturday. Sonika Singh Chauhan died in the car accident in the Rashbehari area around 3.30 am while Bengali film actor Vikram Chatterjee sustained injuries on the shoulder and head, the police said. According to the police, Vikram, who has worked in films like Mainak Bhowmik’s “Bedroom” and Anjan Dutt’s “Saheb Bibi Golam”, was at the wheel of the car when he lost control and the car crashed into a roadside shop. Locals rushed the duo to hospital where Sonika was declared “brought dead”. Chatterjee was later shifted to Ruby General Hospital. — IANS
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