Telugu Big Boss’ wife arrested
Victim was called to enquire about stolen mobile
The police on Saturday arrested seven persons including Madhu Priya, the wife of Big Boss fame N. Nutan Naidu for beating up and tonsuring a Dalit youth P. Srikanth, at their house.
A senior police officer said there was no evidence of Nutan Naidu’s involvement and his name had therefore not been included in the crime diary.
“Investigation is on and if his involvement is proved, his name will also be included,” he said. It was reported that Srikanth had resigned on August 1.
He was called to Nutan Naidu’s home to ostensibly discuss the theft of a cellphone. When he reached there, he was restrained and tonsured.
Pictures of Srikanth with a bleeding injury on the scalp was uploaded on social media.
Visakhapatnam police commissioner Manish Kumar Sinha released Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) footage of the incident at Nutan Naidu’s house.
The CCTV footage, however, had gone viral hours after the incident on Friday.
Apart from Madhu Priya, the others registered were T. Indira Rani, Ch. Varahalu, I. Ravi Kumar, Saleem Bala Gangadhar, M. Jhansi and K. Sowjanya. The Pendurthy police booked them under the IPC and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The case was shifted to the special court for SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) court. Assistant commissioner of police, SC/ST Cell- I has taken up the investigation. He visited Nutan Naidu’s home and seized the tonsured hair and a wood stick and iron rod used in the incident. KE brothers have been associated with liquor business through a chain of syndicates for over five decades in Kurnool and surrounding districts.