Starlet attempts suicide at Abhishek's gate

A small-time actress, Jahnavi Kapoor, allegedly tried to commit suicide by slashing her wrist in front of Abhishek Bachchan 's house here, claiming that he had jilted her.

In a hurriedly called news conference here, Kapoor, who had played a small role in Abhishek-starrer "Dus" and had a dance number with the star, claimed that before Abhishek met Aishwarya Rai, he had dated her with promises of marriage.

The actress, with blood dripping from an allegedly slashed wrist, had reached the Bachchan bungalow after midnight Thursday, trying to force her way into the high-security Bachchan home Jalsa where pre-nuptial celebrations of the Abhishek-Aishwarya wedding were in full swing.

Sources said she was rushed to a local hospital for treatment.

The actress reappeared, apparently drugged, before the Bachchan bungalow Friday, to allege that Abhishek had ditched her.

"I tried to slash my wrist last night, unable to bear that Abhishek has ditched me to marry Aishwarya," said the actress, whose left wrist was bandaged, in what was widely seen as a desperate attempt to gain some media publicity.