Ramya Instagram abuse case: Accused sent obscene video, abusive texts to actor; CCB tightens net, movie crew member among 2 held

BENGALURU: Two more men have been arrested on charges of sending abusive Instagram messages to actress Divya Spandana, also known as Ramya.Monday's arrest of Rajesh CY, 22, from Kadur, and Bhuvan Gowda HS from Hoskote has taken the total number of suspects taken into police custody to four with nine more people identified by Central Crime Branch for alleged online harassment of the actress.Bhuvan, who works as a daily wager in various movie units, sent an abusive message from his Instagram account bhuvan_bhavi__, while Rajesh, along with an abusive message, also sent an obscene video from his account aishw_arya2240 on the same social media platform, police said.

More than 48 individuals are under the radar following a July 28 police complaint filed by Ramya who submitted a list of 43 accounts from which she allegedly faced harassment. She claimed that many of the messages were from fans of actor Darshan. She was trolled after she praised the Supreme Court, which reprimanded the Karnataka high court for the manner in which it granted bail to Darshan, who had been arrested following the murder of his fan Renukaswamy in June 2024. Ramya had posted: "Supreme Court is a ray of hope for the common people of India — justice for the family of Renukaswamy."Saturday, cops arrested Obanna T, 25, from Kumti village in Kudligi taluk of Vijayanagar district, and Gangadhar, 18, a resident of Baluvanahalli in Chikkaballapur district. Obanna operated an Instagram account under the name robertraghav5_d_boss_tj, while Gangadhar had the account _darshan_thoogudeepa___ on the same social media platform.