09 December,2020 11:23 AM IST | Chennai | IANS
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.
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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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