She shot into limelight after her role in Saravanan Meenatchi, a popular television serial and went on to become popular. The autopsy findings came as reports said Chitra's mother has demanded to probe the role of Hemanth, who was engaged to Chitra, in her daughter’s death.Ĭhitra, 29, was a popular face on television, acting in serials and hosting shows.
The body has been handed over to the family,” a police officer said. Doctors who performed the autopsy have conveyed it to us. “The autopsy has established that Chitra died by suicide. Her body, which was taken to her residence in Kotturpuram for conduct of rituals, was consigned to flames on Thursday evening at the Besant Nagar electric crematorium. Autopsy conducted on popular Tamil serial actress V J Chitra, who was found dead inside her hotel room on Wednesday, has established that she died by suicide, police said on Thursday.Īfter the postmortem, the mortal remains of Chitra, a popular face on Tamil television, was handed over to her family members on Thursday afternoon.