Dhaka, June 3 -- Actor Vibhu K Raghave, widely recognized for his role as Saurav in the television series Nisha Aur Uske Cousins, has passed away following a three-year battle with a rare form of stage 4 colon cancer. He was reportedly in his late 30s.

Vibhu had been receiving treatment at a hospital in Mumbai and died on Monday night, June 2.

His death was confirmed on Tuesday morning through an Instagram post by his friend and fellow television actor Saumya Tandon.

Saumya wrote, "My beautiful friend Vibhu Raghave with angels now. Left us last night. Vibhu you were beautiful. Inside and out. You taught me how to smile even when everything was falling apart. How to hold on to light when the world felt dark. You were a fighter till the ...