Actress Shanaya Katwe & 4 other arrested for "Brutal Murder" of her brother

Kannada actor Shanaya Katwe was on 22 April (Thursday) arrested by the Hubbali Rural Police and sent to judicial custody for allegedly murdering her brother (Rakesh Katwe) with the help of her boyfriend and a few other men.

• They chopped his body into pieces, and threw it in different locations. The body's decapitated head was found in the Devaragudihal forest area and the remaining parts were dumped across Gadag Road and other different parts of Hubballi.

Police officials formed a few teams to investigate the case, after which 4 suspects who have been identified as Niyazahemed Katigar, Tousif Channapur, Altaf Mulla, and Aman Giraniwale were also arrested.

• As per the report, Shanaya Katwe's brother's murder was linked to her love affair with one of the accused Niyazahemed Katigar. Rakesh Katwe had opposed their love affair, which led to the planning of his murder.

The report further suggests that Rakesh Katwe was murdered at the same house and on the same day, April 9 where Shanaya had come for the promotion of her film.

Shanaya Katwe is a model-turned-actor who made her debut in the Kannada film industry with the 2018 film Idam Premam Jeevanam, helmed by Raghavanka Prabhu. She was also seen in the recent adult comedy Ondu Ghanteya Kathe.