Singer Shan Johnson found dead

Singer Shan Johnson has been found dead at the age of 29, in her Chennai apartment.

According to reports, the singer and daughter of Malayalam music composer Johnson, was working in Chennai and stayed at an apartment near Kodambakkam. She was expected to fly to Kochi on Saturday to prepare for her second marriage.

A senior police officer was cited in The Indian Express saying, ���We are told that she reached home around 9.30pm Thursday. Her mother is at a relative�۪s house in Mylapore,�۝ an officer said. He added that when Shan did not respond to calls, her mother alerted one of her friends, who reached her apartment. When Shan did not open the door despite repeated attempts, police was alerted. ���When we broke open the door, she was lying on the bed. There were no signs of a suicide. She has been suffering from health problems and was under medication. That could also be a reason for the sudden death.”

The publication reports that police has registered a case of unnatural death and are now awaiting postmortem results.