Tamil TV star Chitra's husband arrested for alleged abetment to suicide

Tamil TV star Chitra's husband has been arrested in Chennai, days after the actor's mother accused him of beating her daughter to death.

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

The actor's husband, Hemnath, faces charges for alleged abetment to suicide. The couple got married a few months ago. Investigators say Hemnath had been angry with Chitra for her intimate scenes in a television serial.

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 December 10.