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Well-liked Kannada tv actor Charith Balappa acquired arrested just lately over sexual abuse allegations by a 29-year feminine actress, who additionally works in the identical trade. As per the FIR lodged, the sufferer was subjected to sexual harassment, assault, threatening and felony intimidation for nearly one 12 months from November 1, 2023 to December 13, 2024.
The girl in query by way of her grievance talked about having met Balappa in 2017 as they belonged to the identical TV trade. She accused him of exploiting her good nature and revealed that he pressured her to like him and compelled bodily relationships.
Nonetheless, when the feminine actress refused to conform along with his surprising calls for, Charith Balappa threatened to defame her. Furthermore, understanding that she lived alone, he even as soon as barged into her home together with just a few of his associates, to create ruckus and harass her.
That’s not all! The Kannada tv actor additionally resorted to malpractices of demanding cash from her and likewise threatened to leak personal photographs of her on social media channels. He even mentioned that he would leak them as WhatsApp forwards to a bunch that additionally had a number of different tv actors in it.
As per the stories, Charith had additionally terrorized the lady by proclaiming his cash energy, connections with large politicians and different rowdy components of the society, to have an FIR and a number of instances filed in opposition to her and get her jailed.
He even threatened to kill her and trigger psychological trauma to the actress. The 29-year-old sufferer recognized Charith as a divorcee.
As per the assertion given by DCP (West) S Girish, he talked about, “The complainant, who has been performing in Kannada and Telugu serials since 2017, turned acquainted with the accused in 2023. The accused insisted on being in a romantic relationship with the complainant and subjected her to psychological harassment, demise threats, and threats of homicide.”
An FIR was lodged on the Rajarajeshwari Nagar police station underneath a number of fees, together with Sections 115 (2), 308(2), 352, 351(2), 75(1)(i) and 75(1)(ii) R/w 3(5) of the BNS, in opposition to the Kannada tv actor who was arrested on the identical.
Disclaimer: In case you or anybody you realize is affected by any type of sexual, bodily, or emotional abuse, don’t hesitate to hunt assist. There are a number of helplines accessible for a similar; keep in mind, you aren’t alone within the struggle.c
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