Tamil TV Actor Chitra's Mother Says Husband Killed Her, Wants Probe

Tamil TV star Chitra's husband is being questioned by the police in Chennai for the second day, sources said on Friday, as the actor's mother accused him of beating her daughter to death.

Police sources, however, said that based on the post-mortem report, the actor had died by suicide and financial issues have emerged as a possible reason.

Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, Commissioner of Police, said, "We are investigating the cause."

The family is yet to file a fresh complaint in the case with their charges against Chitra's husband.

"The mother's allegation appears to only be an outburst," an officer said, requesting not to be named.

Chitra, 29, was found dead at a hotel outside Chennai on Wednesday morning.

The actor got married recently and was with her husband at the hotel near the Tamil Nadu capital.

According to reports, Chitra had checked into the hotel late Tuesday night after returning from a shoot.

A senior police officer had told NDTV, "She had registered her marriage only recently. We suspect finance issues. We have not recovered any suicide note. The post-mortem is over."

A probe by the Revenue Divisional Officer was also ordered.

Chitra was part of an ongoing popular television serial called "Pandian Stores" on Vijay TV. She has starred in several advertisements and has been an anchor in various shows.