FIR registered against another Bigg Boss contestant for caste slur

BENGALURU: After Kannada Bigg Boss contestant Varthur Santhosh was arrested for wearing a tiger claw pendant, another Bigg Boss contestant is now facing problems.

An FIR has been registered against actor Tanisha Kuppanda for using objectionable words on the Bhovi community based on a complaint by P Padma, state president of Akhila Karnataka Bhovi Samaj during the Kannada Bigg Boss show on November 11. Based on the November 12 complaint, Kumbalagod police registered an FIR.

An atrocity case has been registered under the SC/ST Act for criticising another contestant in the name of caste. Tanisha allegedly used a derogatory word while conversing with Drone Pratap. Now, the Bhovi community members are demanding her elimination from the reality show.