Poonam Pandey's death news was announced on her Instagram handle.

The post said she was battling cervicalcancer.

Poonam Pandey's manager confirmed her death to indianexpress.com and said, "She died at her home in Uttar Pradesh.

While many paid condolences, others were sceptical and pointed out that she was seen at events only days ago.

This morning is a tough one for us. Deeply saddened to inform you that we have lost our beloved Poonam to cervical cancer," read the post.