Mumbai: Tamil TV actress VJ Chitra’s husband Hemanath was arrested by Nazrathpet Police today for allegedly abetting suicide. A case of abetment to suicide has been registered against Hemanath under Section 306.
The couple married each other a few months ago and her mother had accused Hemanath as the reason behind Chitra’s death.
They had also planned a traditional wedding and reception in January.
It is being rumored that Hemanath didn’t like Chitra doing intimate scenes in a TV serial. Chitra rose to fame with her stint as a serial actress in Pandian Stores.
Worth mentioning, Chitra was found dead December 9 in a hotel on the outskirts of Chennai.
According to the police, she had checked into her room around 1 am Wednesday after completing a shoot. “The hotel manager called the police helpline number 100 about 3.30 a.m Wednesday. We are currently investigating the cause of her death,” a police official from Nazrathpet station told TNM.