Bhubaneswar, July 6 -- A fortnight after Odia TV actress Rashmirekha Ojha was found hanging in her rented house in Nayapalli in Bhubaneswar, her rumoured boyfriend Santosh Patra was found dead in mysterious circumstances in a house at Basanti Colony of Rourkela on Wednesday.

Patra, who was earlier grilled by the Commissionerate Police in connection with the actress' death, is suspected to have committed suicide late last night.

After being spotted hanging in a room, he was rushed to a nearby hospital. However, doctor declared him brought dead. Uditnagar police has launched an investigation into the incident.

"We rushed Santosh to hospital immediately, but the doctors declared him brought dead," said a neighbour.

"He was a pretty young...