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Actress Kalpika Ganesh Booked Over Pub Altercation in Hyderabad

Authorities registered an FIR under multiple BNS provisions on June 10 in response to allegations that she verbally abused staff while disputing dessert charges.

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Overview

  • On May 29 Kalpika Ganesh and a companion consumed food and drinks worth about ₹2,200 at Odeum by Prism in Gachibowli and refused to pay for a cheesecake, insisting it be complimentary
  • The club’s complaint says she used derogatory and body-shaming language against the general and deputy general managers, threw a brownie plate and caused minor property damage
  • Cyberabad Police lodged a case on June 10 at Gachibowli station under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 324(4) (property damage), 352 (intentional insult) and 351 (criminal intimidation) based on a filing by Prism Club’s managing partner
  • A video of the confrontation has circulated online and officials say they delayed filing a report to avoid conflict before registering the FIR after continued provocation
  • The investigation is ongoing and Ganesh has not issued an official statement; the case follows a recent surge in pub-staff misconduct claims in Hyderabad and has reignited calls for stronger customer-protection measures