The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police investigating the case of threat letters to film actor Kiccha Sudeep arrested a Sandalwood director on Saturday, May 6, and released him on station bail.
The director was identified as Ramesh Kitty, a friend of Sudeep and president of Sudeep Charitable Trust. Sudeep’s manager Manjunath had filed a complaint with the Puttenahalli police about two threatening letters posted to Sudeep’s residence.
Preliminary investigation revealed that Kitty had sent anonymous letters and threatened Sudeep over a financial row. A senior officer said that Sudeep started the charitable trust along with his friends and fans. Kitty was president of the trust. Kitty is said to have invested around ₹2 crore in the trust. Sudeep allegedly used the money without the president’s or other members’ consent. This led to a dispute between Sudeep and Kitty, following which Kitty quit Sudeep’s trust.
He had sent posts to Sudeep’s house on March 10, threatening to leak private videos of Sudeep. Manjunath had filed a complaint on March 29, and the case was transferred to CCB, who, after detailed investigations, zeroed in on Kitty
