Tollywood actor Naresh moves court for divorce, fears threat from third wife

HYDERABAD: Tollywood actor Naresh moved the High Court over the ongoing controversy in his personal life seeking security and divorce from his third wife Ramya Raghupathi. He alleged that Ramya, along with Rohit Shetty, was threatening to kill him.

Naresh, who made his relationship with actress Pavitra Lokesh public on New Year 2023, has given the details of his personal life to the court. In his petition, Naresh said that he had married Ramya on March 3, 2010, and the two had a son named Ranveer in 2012.

Stating that he had not taken any dowry from Ramya and instead presented gold jewellery worth Rs 30 lakh to her, Naresh alleged that Ramya was harassing him since the time they got married. He claimed that she pressured him to stay with her in Bangalore leaving his mother behind in Hyderabad. The Tollywood actor also accused Ramya of securing loans from others by using his name and alleged that she extorted money from his family in various forms.

Naresh further claimed that Ramya had started negotiations to transfer his assets in her name and began threatening after he refused to do so. He said that unknown assailants broke into his house in April 2022. The senior actor claimed that they had come to recover the debts of Rs 24 lakh and recalled that he had lodged a complaint at the Gachibowli police station in this regard.

Naresh claimed that he had received threatening calls from former minister and Congress leader Raghuveera Reddy and accused his wife of hiring a gang to physically eliminate him. He said that Ramya Raghupathi had hacked his mobile and tracked all the messages.

Expressing concern over the threats from his wife, he sought the court to issue divorce from his wife Ramya.