Silk Smitha was found hanged in her Chennai flat in 1996 and the death was reported as suicide over debt and heartbreak, but the exact circumstances have been questioned and debated ever since.
- Date
- 23 September 1996
- Reported cause
- Suicide by hanging
- Age
- 35
On 23 September 1996 Silk Smitha was found dead in her apartment. Police reported the death as suicide by hanging, and press accounts spoke of notes referring to financial troubles from her failed production ventures and to unhappiness in her personal life.
Over the years, some who knew her have raised questions about aspects of the case, and the lack of a fully public record has fed speculation. In the absence of any contrary official finding, her death is generally recorded as suicide, while acknowledging that much about her final days remains uncertain.
Sources
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