‘Jhund’ actor Priyanshu Kshatriya murdered in Nagpur; friend detained

According to the police, the murder allegedly took place around 2 am inside an abandoned house near the Nara area. Sources said Kshatriya’s throat was found to be slit with a sharp knife, and his face was allegedly disfigured with a rock.

Both men were allegedly inebriated at the time of the murder, police sources said, adding that local residents rushed him to the hospital, where doctors declared Kshatriya dead.

Upon receiving information in the morning, a team from Jaripatka police station rushed to the spot, following which the Crime Detection Branch detained Sahu within six hours. Sahu has a few prior cases registered against him.

According to the Nagpur police, Kshatriya had a record of minor criminal offences. He was arrested in 2022 for theft of jewellery and cash worth Rs 5 lakh. Recently, he had a financial dispute with Sahu. Although the two had clashed earlier, friends had intervened and settled the matter at the time.

The film Jhund, directed by Nagraj Manjule and starring Amitabh Bachchan, was based on the real-life story of Vijay Barse, who formed a football team with children from Nagpur’s slums and helped them find a new identity. The movie featured several local youths, including Kshatriya, who played the role of a football player named Babu Chhetri.

Kshatriya grew up near the railway tracks in Nagpur. His father is a daily wage labourer, and he had three elder sisters. He had reportedly developed a drug addiction, leading to petty crimes, including stealing coal from trains.

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