An influencer who faked her death from cervical cancer says she did it to raise awareness for women who actually died from the disease

• A Bollywood actor is in hot water after she claimed on Instagram that she died from cancer.
• Poonam Pandey is alive and well, trying to persuade followers her intentions were good.
• Pandey said she did it to raise awareness for women who have actually died from cervical cancer.

When a social media account for an actor and model announced her death, people sent their sympathies and well wishes.

"Deeply saddened to inform you that we have lost our beloved Poonam to cervical cancer," a post on Poonam Pandey's Instagram read. "In this time of grief, we would request for privacy while we remember her fondly for all that we shared."