Actor Unni Dev, son of common Malayalam actor and late Rajan P Dev, was arrested on Tuesday over the loss of life of his spouse Priyanka, police mentioned right here.
A bodily schooling instructor in an area faculty, Priyanka was discovered hanging within the bed room of her house at Vembayam close to right here on May 12, a day after she filed a police grievance of home violence towards her actor-husband.
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The ‘Aadu’ actor was taken into custody from his house in Ernakulam district this morning after guaranteeing that he has turned COVID unfavorable.
A staff of police personnel below NedumangaduDYSP later introduced Dev right here because the case was registered within the capital district.
“As he was COVID positive, we were waiting for him to recover from the disease.
We went to his home this morning and took him in an ambulance to the hospital concerned and ensured that he turned negative for the virus infection. A medical certificate was also collected in this regard,” a senior police officer informed PTI.
Besides the deceased, the 26-year-old lady’s household additionally lodged a grievance towards Dev for alleged home violence and harassing her bodily and mentally demanding extra dowry.
Though the connection between them was clean initially after their marriage in 2019, points began cropping up afterward as Dev and his household started demanding extra dowry, Priyanka’s household alleged.
Subsequently, she was introduced again to her maternal house, the place she allegedly ended her life, they mentioned.
Cruelty by husband or relations and abetment of suicide have been the principle prices towards the actor, who’s in his 30s, police added.
Unni Dev is thought for his roles in films together with Rakshadhikari Baiju, Janamaithri, Mandaram and so forth.
His father Rajan P Dev was a celebrated actor who had performed villain in addition to essayed comedy roles in over 200 films.
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