Veteran Ollywood actor Raimohan Parida was found hanging at his residence at Prachi Vihar in the capital city on Friday.

Though the reason behind the actor ending his life was yet to be ascertained, family dispute was suspected to have led to the incident.

Getting information, police officials reached the spot and sent the body for postmortem to the Capital Hospital. A scientific team also reached for a probe into the circumstances under which the actor took the extreme step.

Known for portraying negative roles, 58-year-old Raimohan has acted in over 100 Odia and 15 Bengali movies. He has also acted in operas and theatre plays.

A native of Keonjhar district, Raimohan is survived by wife and two daughters.

A large crowd of fans, members of the entertainment industry and other well-wishers gathered at the actor’s house after news of the incident spread. Many people, including city Mayor Sulochana Das, also thronged the Capital Hospital to pay their last respects to the actor.   

A shocked neighbour of Raimohan said, “We had met him yesterday and he appeared quite normal. We cannot believe that Raimohan, who is loved by all, has committed suicide.”

Raimohan was later cremated at the Swargadwar in Puri. His eyes were donated at the Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar.

The actor had acted in several hit movies, including Rama Laxman, Aasibu Kebe Saji Mo Rani, Naga Panchami, Udandi Sita, Tu Thile Mo Dara Kahaku, Rana Bhumi, Singha Bahini, Kulanandan and Kandhei Aakhire Luha.

He won accolades for his acting in movies like ‘Singha Bahini’ (1998), ‘Suna Bhauja’ (1994) and ‘Mental’ (2014) and others.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, PCC president Sarat Pattanayak and many other leaders expressed their deep grief over the actor’s demise.