In a shocking and barbaric crime, a Kannada actress and her Muslim live-in partner allegedly killed the actress’ brother in cold blood and disposed of his corpse in a jungle to delay the discovery of his death.
Police said that actress Shanaya Katve was in a live-in relationship with Niyaz, a small-time realtor. The two of them killed her brother Rakesh, for raising objections to their relationship.
Dharwad superintendent of police P Krishnakant said that the young actress was allegedly in a relationship with Niyaz, and the relationship was opposed by her brother. “Rakesh was a major hurdle to her love affair. Hence he was murdered and his body was burnt,” P Krishnakant said.
A charred and badly mutilated torso stuffed inside a plastic bag was recovered from the Devaragudihal forest area on April 12. Subsequently, a case was registered and investigations were carried out by a special team to nab the perpetrators of the crime.
After thorough enquiries and gathering inputs from various sources, it was found that Rakesh Katve, who worked as a housekeeper in a bar, was missing for a few weeks. Further investigations revealed that the deceased’s sister, an actress, was in a relationship with a Muslim man named Niyaz. She had been living with him as a paying guest.
The police have arrested Shanaya, Niyaz and his three friends. They have all been remanded to police custody. Investigations revealed that even Niyaz’s family members were also involved in the crime.
“Prima facie, it looks like a case of a love affair. We have not come across their affiliation to any organisation but our investigations are on,” Krishnakant added.
Shanaya Katve has worked in a yet-to-be-released film titled ‘Chhota Bombay’.
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