Bengaluru: Kannada actor and Bigg Boss contestant was arrested for his derogatory statement against Dr. B.R. Ambedkar during an interview in a Kannada news channel recently by the Jnanabharati Police.
Huccha Venkat, who was known for his provocative remarks, had made a statement against Dr. Ambedkar.
There were massive protests against the actor. Venkat was booked under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and remanded in judicial custody by a local court. The students lodged the complaint at the Jnanabharathi police station.
Following this, Venkat went to the police station where the police arrested him and remanded him in judicial custody.
