Silvester D'Souza

Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP/MS)

Bengaluru, Mar 23: Close aide of yesteryear's Sandalwood icon Dr Rajkumar, film producer and entrepreneur V K Mohan Vakwadi alias Kapali Mohan killed himself in the room of a hotel in Bengaluru reportedly due to financial difficulties.

Mohan arrived at the hotel on Sunday night. He did not open the door of his room on Monday morning. The hotel staff grew suspicious and peeped through the room window and found that Mohan had hanged himself.

Mohan was a film producer. He was running a private finance business. He had built a posh bungalow, that was worth crore of rupees at Sadashiva Nagara of Bengaluru. In addition, he also owned a palatial bungalow at Vakwadi, his native place. Many well-known and talented actors used to visit his house. He was well recognized in the society and was member of many organizations.

Vakwadi was a well-known philanthropist. He used to help poor students for their education. He had lent financial help towards marriage of girls from poor families. He used to donate generously to religious functions, sports meet and cultural activities.

It is said that Mohan started facing financial difficulties after demonetisation. The Income Tax department has conducted several rides on his property and offices. Though he had recently got the bus stand complex through tender, he did not get the expected income out of it.