Veteran singer Usha Uthup’s husband Jani Chacko Uthup passed away in Kolkata on Monday, as reported by PTI. Jani was said to have felt uneasy while watching the TV at their house in Kolkata and was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead due to a massive cardiac arrest.
Usha’s daughter, Anjali Uthup, shared a picture of Jani and wrote a short note on his passing. She wrote, “Appa, gone too soon, but as stylishly as you lived. Most handsome man in the world. We love you. A true gentleman and Lawrencian to the core and the finest Tea Taster.”
Jani was the second husband of Usha and he worked in the tea plantation industry. They met for the first time during the 1970s in a nightclub called Trincas and also have a son, Sunny. Jani’s last rites is scheduled to take place on July 9.