Bhubaneswar, Oct 22: A Bhubaneswar-based gym owner has been arrested for allegedly misbehaving and issuing death threat to a TV actress.
The arrested has been identified as Tirthankar Parida (39) of Bhimatangi Housing Board Colony in the city.
According to police, Parida runs a gym at Bhimatangi Sai Complex. The TV actress goes to the gym regularly for exercise. Meanwhile, a love affair developed between the actress and her trainer Bhakta Ranjan.
Later, the actress distanced herself from the relation after she got to know that Bhakta Ranjan was married.
Bhakta Ranjan got frustrated after the breakup and threatened her with dire-consequences. The actress had earlier lodged a complaint at Airfield police station in this regard.
Tirthankar Parida and his friends further misbehaved and issued death threat to the actress on Monday while she was on her way to work.
Airfield police arrested the gym owner after the actress filed a fresh complaint yesterday.
