Police said she had finished shooting for a TV serial at EVP film city and returned to the hotel last night in Nazarathpet, where she had been staying with her fiancee Hemanth, who is a businessman.
At around 0230 hrs she was said to have told Hemanth to go out, as she wanted to take a bath.
According to him, as she failed to come out for a long time, he asked for a duplicate key and opened it, and found her hanging from the fan with a saree.
Chitra was engaged to Hemanth in August and their wedding was slated to be held next month. The actress, who is extremely popular on social media, rose to fame by playing one of the central roles in the popular soap opera 'Pandian Stores' aired in Star Vijay TV channel.
Acting on information, polie shifted the body to theGovernment Kilpauk Medical College Hospital for autopsy.
While police have commenced a probe to ascertain the reason that forced her to take the extreme step, her sudden death has sent shock waves not only among her fans but also to the entire small screen fraternity. An RDO inquiry has been ordered into Chitra's death.(UNI)
