Bhojpuri actress Akanksha Dubey suicide case: Singer Samar Singh arrested from Ghaziabad

LUCKNOW: Almost ten days after Bhojpuri actress Akanksha Dubey was found dead in a hotel room in Varanasi, her boyfriend, singer Samar Singh, was arrested from Ghaziabad on Friday.

Varanasi police commissioner, Ashok Mutha Jain, confirmed the arrest of Samar Singh to TOI.

Police said that Samar Singh was arrested from Charms crystal society in Rajnagar area of Ghaziabad.

A red corner notice was also issued against Samar and his brother Sanjay Singh.

Samar Singh has been accused of abetting the actress' suicide by Akanksha's mother and was absconding since her demise, said the police.

Samar Singh's brother Sanjay Singh has also been named as another accused in the complaint filed by Akanksha's mother Madhu Dubey.

Akanksha was found hanging inside a hotel room in Sarnath on March 26. Thereafter, her mother had lodged a case against Samar and Sanjay and accused them of harassing her. She had claimed that Samar used to beat her daughter and that his brother had threatened to kill her. Samar and Sanjay had fled Varanasi on the day Akanksha was found dead in a hotel room in the city.

Akanksha had gained popularity through her Instagram account which has over 1.9 million followers.

She often shared her dancing reel videos. She did a cameo role in the Bhojpuri film Meri Jung, Mera Faisla, and made her debut.

Akanksha Dubey also got a lot of fame from Bhojpuri films like 'Veeron Ke Veer', 'Mujhse Shaadi Karogi' and 'Kasam Badna Wale Ki 2' and 'Saajan'. In 2016, Akanksha Dubey created her YouTube account, which has 60k plus subscribers.