Kannada actor Huccha Venkat arrested over comments against Ambedkar

Actor Huccha Venkat was just evicted from the Kannada Bigg Boss house for assaulting a housemate. Now, he’s gotten into trouble over remarks he made about Dr BR Ambedkar and has been arrested by the Jnanabharati Police on Thursday.

According to a leading daily, Huccha Venkat made comments against Dr BR Ambedkar, the father of the Indian Constitution, when he was giving an interview to a Kannada TV channel.

A complaint was filed against him under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Act and Venkat was subsequently arrested by the police, who are now investigating the matter. 
The complaint by Yadanand KR states that Huccha Venkat was called on the show to talk about women’s safety. The actor said rapists should be hanged. When the anchor told him the Indian Constitution framed by Dr Ambedkar doesn’t allow for this, Venkat reportedly made disparaging remarks about Ambedkar. 

Many backward community organisations were also not happy with Huhcha Venkat’s comments. They protested on Mysuru Road along with students of Bangalore University and blocked it for more than half an hour, demanding action against Venkat.