Bhubaneswar, Feb. 7 -- Tulasi Gananatya owner Ananta Narayan Dhala, popularly known as Nandu Babu, has landed in fresh controversy after an FIR was registered against him at the Khandagiri police station on allegations of mental harassment and issuing threats to an artiste.

The complaint was filed by Padmini Das, mother of Jatra actor Sai Satyajit Panda, who performs villain roles in the Tulasi Gananatya troupe. In her FIR, Das alleged that her son had been subjected to sustained mental harassment and repeated threats by Dhala over the past several days.

She further claimed that her son's life was under threat, alleging that the Tulasi Gananatya owner had deployed miscreants to intimidate him for the last five to six days. According to ...