Popular TV anchor and small-time actress Anasuya Bharadwaj, of the comedy show "Jabardast" fame, was booked by the police for allegedly assaulting a young boy after he requested a selfie with her.
The incident took place in the Tarnaka area in Hyderabad. When the boy spotted Bharadwaj, he ran towards her and asked for a selfie. However the actress grabbed his cell phone and smashed it to the ground. Shocked at the turn of events, the boy's mother accosted the anchor but the latter allegedly abused the woman's son and her using vulgar language before driving away from the place.
The boy's mother lodged a complaint with the Osmania University police against Bharadwaj for damaging the mobile phone and using filthy language against her son and her.
Bharadwaj was a presenter in Sakshi TV before shooting to some fame with Jabardast. She also acted in movies like
Soggade Chinni Nayana,
Kshanam,
Winner and the upcoming Gayatri and Rangasthalam.