B.P. Singh, CID and Aahat Producer, Dies

Television producer and director B.P. Singh, known for the series CID and Aahat, died on October 27, 2026. Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit said Singh died following a massive heart attack. Reports differed on Singh’s age, giving it as either 77 or 75. Pandit announced Singh’s death in an Instagram post and described him as a filmmaker whose crime shows had captivated audiences. He also recalled working with Singh during Singh’s tenure as president of the Indian Film and Television Directors Association. Pandit said Singh’s last rites were scheduled for October 28. Actor Dayanand Shetty, who played Daya in CID, confirmed Singh’s death in an interview and said Singh had been unwell for some time. Shetty said Singh did not wake up that morning. The reported cause of death was attributed to Pandit; the accounts did not cite separate medical confirmation. Brijendra Pal Singh, widely known as B.P. Singh, was a television producer, director and occasional actor. He was best known for creating and producing CID, which premiered in 1998 and followed crime investigators, and for producing Aahat, a horror series that ran from 1995 to 2015. Singh also appeared in CID as DCP Shamsher Singh...