Hyderabad: Telugu TV actress S Naga Jhansi killed herself over harassment and infidelity by her boyfriend, Hyderabad police said.
Surya Teja was arrested for abetting her suicide and produced in a city court, which sent him to judicial custody for two weeks.
Jhansi, 21, who acted in TV show ‘Pavitra Bandhan’, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her flat in Srinagar Colony on February 5.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Panjagutta) Vijay Kumar said Teja was arrested after Jhansi’s family lodged a complaint, holding him responsible for the suicide.
The police investigations revealed that Teja had been pressurising her to quit acting. He also used to accuse her of cheating and had started ignoring her, which made the actress depressed.
Teja, who runs a mobile phone shop in Vijayawada, met Jhansi in April last year. Soon their friendship developed into love. Jhansi told her parents in July that she wanted to marry him and had also reportedly stayed in Teja’s house for a week.
In November, Jhansi gifted a motorcycle to Teja on his birthday. Last month, Teja went to Jhansi’s house and told her parents that he will marry her only if she quits acting. Jhansi accepted the condition and had since been running a beauty parlour.
But Teja still had his suspicions of her fidelity and used to harass her for talking to her friends. Over the last few days he started ignoring her calls.
The police probe also revealed that for five days before committing suicide, Jhansi was alone in the house and was depressed. She was shocked to learn that Teja was looking for another woman to marry.
Teja denied cheating on Jhansi and said he would talk to his parents about the wedding after the marriage of his sister.
