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.
