Seven
days
after
the
demise
of
VJ
Chitra,
her
husband
Hemanth
Kumar
has
been
arrested
allegedly
for
abetment
to
suicide.
The
renowned
actress
best
known
for
her
role
in
Tamil
daily
soap
Pandian
Stores,
died
by
suicide
in
a
hotel
room
in
Chennai's
Nazarathpettai
on
December
9,
2020.
A
few
media
reports
allege
that
Hemanth
was
upset
with
the
actress
for
enacting
a
scene
in
her
show.
NDTV
quoted
Assistant
Commissioner
of
Police
Sudarshan
as
saying,
"Hemanth
did
not
like
a
scene
she
had
enacted
on
TV.
On
the
day
she
died,
he
had
also
pushed
her."
According
to
reports,
the
police
have
slapped
Section
306
of
the
Indian
Penal
Code
against
Chitra's
husband,
who
on
investigation
had
revealed
that
they
got
married
secretly
on
October
19
this
year.
Reportedly,
the
couple
was
engaged
in
August
2020.
The
duo
was
planning
to
announce
their
wedding
with
a
formal
ceremony
in
February
2021.
The
police
officials
had
earlier
collected
the
closed
circuit
television
(CCTV)
footage
of
the
hotel
where
Chitra
had
stayed
and
also
quizzed
people
associated
including
Hemanth,
the
hotel
staff,
her
colleagues,
and
family
members.
Talking
about
her
work,
Chitra
had
been
a
part
of
several
daily
soaps
including
Velunachi,
Chinna
Papa
Periya
Papa,
Saravanan
Meenatchi
(Season
2)
and
Darling
Darling.
She
was
also
popular
for
her
hosting
skills
in
several
shows
on
Vijay
TV
and
Zee
Tamil.
The
first
look
poster
of
her
debut
film
Calls
was
released
recently.
Directed
by
debutant
J
Sabarish,
the
film
is
produced
by
S
Jayakumar
and
J
Kaveriselvi.
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this
space
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more
updates
on
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