Vijay Babu, STR, Dileep, Arjun Sarja and more South celebs who made news for alleged sexual misconduct

Vijay Babu, STR, Dileep, Arjun Sarja and more South celebs who made news for allegedly violating the modesty of a woman

By Urmimala Banerjee
Published: April 27 2022, 15:40 PM IST

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Vijay Babu — Vijay Babu

Malayalam actor and producer Vijay Babu has said he will file a defamation case against the female actor who has alleged that he spiked her drinks and raped her on multiple occasions. He is now absconding but he took to Facebook where he did a live and said he was innocent. He also took the name of the alleged victim, which is illegal as IPC. He also said, “I will file defamation and a counter-case. It won't be a small case. I won't let her get away that easily. I can share all the proof with me but I won't because I don't want to cause damage to her family. He said he is answerable only to his close one and family members. He has said that the actress sent him messages from December till March. He said he has all her messages, and over 400 screenshots. Whatever allegations she may have, rape or consensual, I have all on record.”

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Dileep — Dileep

This is surely the most shocking one. Actress Bhavana allegedly that Dileep along with his associates organised her abduction and sexual assault. The case captured the imagination of the whole nation. In 2017, the men assaulted her and recorded it. She identified one of them as Pulsar Suni. Later, the name of Dileep comes up and the alleged reason behind the act of revenge was identified. He spent 85 days in jail, and was later granted bail.

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Simbu — Simbu

In 2014, actor Simbu found himself in the middle of controversy as rumours emerged that he had leaked some intimate pics of Nayanthara and him. The pics were from a bedroom when the couple was on a holiday. Various media reported that STR leaked the pics through his sources. In 2018, he said that the pics were taken to test a new camera and some of them got leaked. He said he was hurt as it maligned the name of Nayanthara. He said that he never touched a woman without her permission in his life.

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Abhiram Daggubati — Abhiram Daggubati

Sri Reddy made sensational claims in 2018 saying Abhiram Daggubati, the son of Suresh Babu Daggubati would call her to his studio and force her to have sex with him. She had told India Today, “He is the son of a top producer who is ruling the Telugu film industry. He used to force sex on me. He would ask me to come to the studio and I said I will go only to talk, not for any sexual act. But after going there, he used to force me.”

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Arjun Sarja — Arjun Sarja

The leading star of Kannada cinema, Arjun Sarja got a clean chit from Bangalore Police in 2022. Actress Sruthi Hariharan who worked with him on the movie Vismaya had alleged that he touched her in an inappropriate manner as part of ‘improvisation’ for a romantic scene. She said that Sarja alleged touched her from the neck and back. A case was filed with the Cubbon Park Police Station.