Chennai, May 17 -- In a shocking incident, veteran Tamil film producer K. Rajan ended his life by leaping to death into the Adyar Buckingham canal in the city on Sunday evening.
He was 85.
According to police, Rajan was returning to his hotel in a car when he reportedly asked the driver to stop near the Adyar a bridge. Suddenly, he allegedly jumped into the river at around 06.45 PM.
The veteran producer had been living separately from his family and was staying at a private hotel when he took the extreme step, which police according to preliminary probe, attributed it to depression.
Police have registered a case and have launched a detailed probe to ascertain the real cause for his death.
Upon receiving information, the Adyar police, a...