Telugu actor Madhu Prakash’s wife Bharati committed suicide on August 6 evening. According to reports, Bharati was unhappy with her husband’s acting profession and also him coming home late. Not only that, she even suspected Madhu having an affair with another senior actress. The day this unfortunate incident took place, Madhu had informed his wife that he is going to the gym but went to the shoot location instead. Bharati had called up her husband to warn him and asked him to come home early otherwise she would take a drastic step. Madhu who took the conversation lightly was in a shock when he saw Bharati committed suicide in their bedroom. As per latest update, the Telugu actor has been booked under dowry death case. TV Actor Madhu Prakash’s Wife Bharati Commits Suicide.

Bharati lived with her husband Madhu Prakash and her in-laws in at Panchavati colony in Manikonda, Hyderabad. Madhu Prakash and Bharati tied the knot in 2015. But things weren’t going well between the duo as Bharati was upset with Madhu’s profession. About the actor’s extra-marital affair IndiaGlitz quoted a source saying, “The wife told her relatives about the situation.  The elders as well as others counselled Madhu Prakash to end the extra-marital affair.” Madhu who saw Bharati hanging to a ceiling fan, immediately reported it at the police station in Raidurgam.

Ravinder, Circle Inspector, Raidurgam Police Station told ANI, “Tuesday evening Bharati (34) had committed suicide by hanging herself to death at her residence. Upon receiving the information, we reached the spot and shifted the body to the hospital for autopsy.” The officer even said that Bharati’s father has lodged a complaint against Madhu Prakash stating that he used to harass Bharati for dowry. “Madhu Prakash used to harass Bharati for dowry and he had even beaten her up which abetted her to commit suicide,” according to the police on Bharati's father statement filed.

Madhu Prakash has been booked under Section 304B (dowry death) of the Indian Penal Code. The police told ANI, “We have nabbed the accused Madhu Prakash and he will be sent to judicial remand on Thursday (August 8)”. Stay tuned for further updates.

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