Telugu actor and Youtuber, Prasad Behara, was arrested in Hyderabad on Wednesday, December 18, after a young actress accused him of sexually harassing her on several occasions. She also stated that he passed objectionable comments about her looks and tried to touch her inappropriately.
As per reports, Prasad first misbehaved with the victim during the shoot of their show, Pellivaramandi. After he touched her inappropriately, she decided to step down from the show, but Prasad profusely apologised to her in a bid to mend the situation.
Despite the incident, the two worked once again in another show called Mechanic, and Prasad misbehaved with the victim again.
He reportedly subjected the victim to objectionable comments, including explicit remarks about her appearance. Not just that, but he also tried to get close to her physically. On December 11, the situation escalated when Prasad attacked the victim while she was returning home from the sets.
Unable to put up with his behaviour, the actress lodged a police complaint, following which Prasad was arrested on Wednesday and he has now been sent to judicial custody for 14 days.
The actor's team or family members are yet to issue an official statement on Prasad's arrest. The makers of the show, Mechanic, too have not commented on the incident.
Prasad shot to fame with the film, Committee Kurrollu. He will be next seen in Bachhala Malli, along with Allari Naresh.
He also has an active Youtube channel and an Instagram handle with 355K followers, where he posts short videos and other humourous content.
