Kavya Gowda.
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Bengaluru: A family dispute involving television actress Kavya Gowda has escalated into a police case, with complaint and counter-complaint being lodged at the Ramamurthy Nagar police station.
Based on the complaints, police have registered FIRs against eight persons. The case pertains to allegations of assault and verbal abuse following a domestic altercation between two brothers and their wives.
Kavya and her husband Somashekhar, along with Premalatha and her husband Nandeesh, approached the police with separate complaints.
Somashekhar and Nandeesh are brothers and reside in the same house along with their parents.
According to the complaint filed by Kavya’s sister Bhavya Gowda, the actress was assaulted during the altercation and her husband Somashekhar was allegedly stabbed with a knife.
In a counter-complaint, Premalatha alleged that she too was assaulted and that her mangalsutra was forcibly snatched during the incident.
Police said both sides have accused each other of physical assault and abuse, and FIRs have been registered accordingly, the police said.
Kavya has acted in several popular television serials, including Seetavallabha, Gandhari and Radha Ramana.
She had stepped away from acting after her marriage.