Kangana Ranaut's bodyguard Kumar Hegde arrested for cheating woman, rape, unnatural sex on pretext of marriage

Kangana Ranaut's bodyguard Kumar Hegde from Mandya,  Karnataka has been arrested for allegedly cheating a young woman in Mumbai on the promise of marrying her, police said.

According to PTI, a lady police officer told the news agency, "A team of Mumbai police came here yesterday (Saturday) and arrested Kumar Hegde from Heggadahalli in Mandya." According to reports, Kangana Ranaut's bodyguard Kumar Hegde has allegedly been accused of raping and cheating a beautician in Mumbai on the promise of marrying her. 

A police official told the agency, "A team under sub-inspector Virendra Bhosle held Hegde a day before he was supposed to get married to another girl. A 30-year-old woman, who works as a beautician, had filed a complaint of rape against him last week. The woman said they knew each other for eight years and he had, in June last year, proposed marriage, which she accepted."

The beautician, who filed a report in D N Nagar police station in Andheri, has also alleged that Kumar Hegde has collected Rs 50,000 from her on April 27 by claiming that his mother had passed away. 

Later, when he reached his hometown he switched off his phone and have not contacted her back.

An official told the agency, "After the woman found out he was planning to marry another girl in a matter of days, she approached police and Hegde was charged with rape, unnatural sex and cheating, and arrested."

• Kangana Ranaut
• Kumar Hegde