Kannada Actor Shanaya Katwe Arrested For Her Brother Rakesh Katwe's Murder: Reports

Kannada actor Shanaya Katwe has been reportedly arrested by Hubballi Rural police in connection with the murder of her own brother, Rakesh Katwe.

As per reports, her 32-year-old brother was decapitated and his head was found in the Devaragudihal forest area. The remaining parts of his mutilated body were dumped across Gadag Road and other different areas of Hubballi.

According to the New Indian Express, the Dharwad district police have detained four other suspects in the case identified as Niyazahemed Katigar, Tousif Channapur, Altaf Mulla and Aman Giraniwale living in the city.

The officials formed a few teams to investigate the case.

The initial investigation revealed the identity of the deceased as Rakesh Katwe. According to police, his sister and actor Shanaya is suspected to have a role in the alleged murder case. She was allegedly in a relationship with one of the accused, Niyazahemed Katigar, and Rakesh was against it. Shanaya and Katigar then plotted his murder, according to reports.

Actor Shanaya Katwe arrested; allegedly having an affair with one of the suspects.

The reports suggest, on April 9, Shanaya went to Hubballi to promote her upcoming movie, and on the same day, the gruesome murder took place at their house in the city. Rakesh is said to have been strangled to death by Katigar and his three other friends at the house. They reportedly disposed of his mutilated body across various places in and around the city. Shayana was arrested on Thursday (April 22) and has been sent to judicial custody.

The Dharwad police later managed to nab the accused as well.

Who is Shanaya Katwe?

Model-turned-actress Shanaya made her debut in 2018 with the Kannada film Idam Premam Jeevanam directed by Raghavanka Prabhu. She was also seen in the recent adult comedy Ondu Ghanteya Kathe. She visited Hubballi to promote her upcoming releases include Ondu Ghanteya Kathe among others.

Feature Image credit: Bhaskar