Pushpa fame Jagadish aka ‘Keshava’ arrested for blackmailing woman in Hyderabad

The Punjagutta police on Wednesday arrested a junior artist for allegedly threatening and blackmailing a woman after shooting her photograph while she was going along with a man

Hyderabad: The Punjagutta police on Wednesday arrested Jagadish, who acted in the blockbuster movie Pushpa, for allegedly threatening and blackmailing a woman. The woman, later died by suicide due to the alleged harassment by the suspect.

According to the police, Jagadish Bhandari alias Keshav, had taken pictures of a woman while she was moving around with a male friend on November 27 without her knowledge.

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“Jagdish was threatening the woman by showing the photograph and blackmailed her. Vexed by the harassment the woman committed suicide on November 29 and since the suspect was absconding,” said Punjagutta police.

On Wednesday, the police caught him and remanded him. Jagadish had played to role of Keshav in the movie Pushpa and rose to fame.