Post-mortem report confirms art director Nitin Desai died due to hangingDesai was found dead on the premises of his N D Studios at Karjat in Maharashtra’s Raigad district on Wednesday morning.
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Art director Nitin Desai. Credit: PTI Photo
The post-mortem report of the body of acclaimed art director Nitin Desai has confirmed that he died due to hanging, an official said on Thursday.
Desai was found dead on the premises of his N D Studios at Karjat in Maharashtra’s Raigad district on Wednesday morning.
A post-mortem was conducted on his body by a team of four doctors at the state-run J J hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday night, he said.
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As per the post-mortem report, the death was due to hanging, said Somnath Gharge, Raigad superintendent of police.
The body has been kept at the J J hospital and it will be handed over to Desai’s family on Friday, he said.
Desai’s last rites will be performed at N D studios on Friday, he said.