Hyderabad : Punjagutta Police have arrested Surya Teja, said to be the boyfriend of Telugu TV actress Jhansi, who committed suicide Tuesday last. Police took Surya Teja into custody on Saturday night, following a complaint filed by the actress’s mother Sampoorna and her brother Durga Prasad. Police are questioning Surya and have also seized his mobile phone and are verifying his call data.
Jhansi’s mother and brother filed a complaint against the late actress’s boyfriend Surya Teja, alleging that he was responsible for her suicide. Talking to the media after submitting their testimony and complaint at Punjagutta police station in Hyderabad, Sampoorna said that Surya Teja had trapped her in the name of love and cheated her. They had evidence of it which they submitted to the police.
Sampoorna told the media that they had purchased gold worth Rs 10 lakh for her wedding which Surya Teja had taken away from her. She also said that Jhansi had purchased an expensive bike worth Rs 1.5 lakh for Surya Teja’s birthday. Two months ago, he had taken Jhansi to his relative’s house and from then on he had been harassing her. Unable to bear this harassment, she even stopped going for shoots to avoid him, she said.
Punjagutta ACP Vijaya kumar said that they had already recorded the statements of Jhansi’ mother and brother and also seized Jhansi’s diary, and making investigation on the basis of the contents in the diary. He said that it was felt that Surya teja was insisting on Jhansi to give up acting and this lead to differences between them. (NSS)
