Jeetendra's brother Nitin commits suicide in Mumbai

Nitin Dwarkadas Kapur, a brother of Bollywood actor Jeetendra and husband of Telugu actress Jayasudha, committed suicide by jumping off his flat at Andheri, police said here late Tuesday.

Police filed an accidental death report soon after the incident around 2 p.m.

Visiting Mumbai for treatment for depression for over a year, Nitin, 58, was staying at Sea Glimpse Apartment's 6th floor flat in the upmarket Four Bungalows area with his sister.

For the past few weeks, he was under treatment at the Kokilaben D. Ambani Hospital, Versova.

On Tuesday afternoon, he went to the building terrace and jumped down to his death.

His family living in Hyderabad has been informed.

Police said nothing suspicious has been found so far in the case.

--IANS

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