Home / Crime and Justice / Kannada Actress Accuses Businessman of Stalking, Assault, and Extortion
Kannada Actress Accuses Businessman of Stalking, Assault, and Extortion
15 Nov
Summary
- Actress filed complaint alleging harassment, stalking, defamation, and physical assault by a businessman
- Businessman tracked her movements, morphed her photos, threatened her family, and forced her to maintain relationship
- Actress tried to die by suicide in April 2024 due to stress and threats
According to a police complaint filed on October 17, 2025, a Kannada film actress has accused a businessman, Aravind Venkatesh Reddy, of stalking, harassment, defamation, and physical assault. The actress alleges that she met Aravind in 2022 during an event in Sri Lanka, and he initially befriended her but his behavior soon turned obsessive and threatening.
The actress claims Aravind tracked her movements, morphed her photographs on social media, threatened her family, and forced her to maintain a relationship with him against her wishes. Overwhelmed by the stress and fearing Aravind's threats that he would forcibly marry her, the actress tried to die by suicide in April 2024 by consuming tablets. She alleges that while she was hospitalized, Aravind and his associates assaulted her in the ICU when she said she wanted to end the relationship.
