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Kalpika Ganesh Charged With Assault and Defamation After Hyderabad Pub Altercation

A second case accuses her of defamation under the IT Act with additional sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita after she posted abusive content about a pub owner’s sister following her Prism Pub altercation.

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Overview

  • On May 29, Kalpika Ganesh refused to pay for a cheesecake at Prism Pub in Gachibowli, triggering allegations of property damage and abusive language during a dispute over an outside cake.
  • Gachibowli police registered a case on June 10 under sections 352 (assault) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita based on a complaint from the pub’s managing partner.
  • Hyderabad Cybercrime Police filed a defamation case on June 13 under section 67 of the IT Act and sections 79 and 356 of the BNS after Ganesh circulated abusive social media posts about Kirthana Sunil.
  • A video of Ganesh’s confrontation at the pub has gone viral again, intensifying online scrutiny of customer-staff conflicts and legal accountability in nightlife venues.
  • Ganesh maintains she was attacked by pub staff and filed a counter-complaint, but she has not issued a full public statement addressing either legal action.