Lagaan art director Nitin Desai's cause of death revealed after postmortem

The renowned art director Nitin Desai was found dead in his studio in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Wednesday morning. His body was immediately sent for postmortem. While the police was suspecting suicide, the preliminary findings also suggest that the cause of death was due to hanging. 

3 things you need to know

• A worker of ND Studio informed the police about Nitin Desai's death.
• His last rites will be performed inside his ND Studios.
• He was a 4-time National Award winner. 

Nitin Desai's postmortem was conducted by a team of four doctors

As part of the ongoing investigation, the police conducted a postmortem on the deceased body with the help of a team of four doctors. An accidental death report has been registered at the Khalapur police station. 

According to ANI, the Raigad Police said, "Postmortem of art director Nitin Desai has been conducted by a team of four doctors. As per preliminary findings, the cause of death is due to hanging. Further investigation is underway."

(Nitin Desai had won four National Awards in career spanning over 3 decades | Image: Nitin Desai/Instagram)

What happened after the art director was found hanging at his studio?

Nitin Desai was found hanging at the centre stage of a mega floor inside his ND Studio. During the investigation, the police discovered audio notes in a voice recorder and have sought the assistance of cyber forensic experts to examine them. It was revealed that Nitin Desai had asked one of his employees to retrieve the voice recorder from the studio on Wednesday morning.

Witnesses reported seeing a bow and arrow-like formation made from a rope, suggesting that the tragedy occurred in the midst of the set for the talent show Marathi Paul Padte Pudhe. It was later revealed that the art director's company had borrowed a substantial amount of Rs 185 crore through loans from ECL Finance in 2016 and 2018. Troubles with repayments started surfacing in January 2020. Meanwhile, Maharashtra MLA Mahesh Baldi earlier revealed that Desai was facing financial stress, which is the "only" reason for his tragic decision. (Inputs from ANI, PTI)