Tamil actress and TV host VJ Chitra found dead in Chennai hotel room

Updated: 09 December, 2020 11:43 IST | IANS | Chennai

VJ Chitra, of Tamil show Pandian Stores fame, was 29 and is suspected to have died by suicide.

VJ Chitra. Picture/Chithra's Instagram account; @poovarasanphotography
VJ Chitra. Picture/Chithra's Instagram account; @poovarasanphotography

Television actress and host VJ Chitra, best known for starring in the Tamil show Pandian Stores, was reportedly found dead at a hotel room in Chennai's Nazrathpet on Wednesday. She was 29 and is suspected to have died by suicide.

According to the police, she had checked into her room around 1 am on Wednesday after completing a shoot.

"The hotel manager called the police helpline number 100 about 3.30 a.m on Wednesday. We are currently investigating the cause of her death," a police official from Nazrathpet station told TNM.

Friends, fans and colleagues of VJ Chitra expressed sorrow and shock over the heartbreaking news on social media. 

Tamil actress and model Aathmika tweeted, "Oh dear you don't deserve this! I still wish this news is untrue #vjchitra"

Just a few hours before her death, Chitra had shared pictures of herself from a photo shoot on her Instagram page.

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First Published: 09 December, 2020 11:23 IST

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