Hyderabad: Renowned multilingual actor Sarath Babu, who had been battling a severe illness, passed away on Monday afternoon at a private hospital in Hyderabad. His family members informed the media about his demise.
Sarat Babu's health had started deteriorating in the first week of April, leading to his admission to a private hospital in Bengaluru. Despite showing slight signs of recovery, he was later transferred to the 'AIG' hospital in Hyderabad, where the treatment continued. Regrettably, the 71-year-old veteran actor succumbed to his illness on Monday afternoon, as the treatment proved unsuccessful.
Sarath Babu, who entered the silver screen with the Telugu film 'Rama Rajyam' released in 1973, acted in more than 200 films in a film journey spanning 4 decades. He was recognized not only in Telugu but also in Kannada and Tamil cinema. His performances in movies like 'Shakti,' 'Ranachandi,' 'Kampana,' 'Gaya,' 'Tulsi Dal,' 'Hridaya-Hridaya,' 'Neela,' 'Nammejamanu,' and 'Amrita Varshini' garnered him immense popularity in the Kannada film industry.
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Palanpur, Mar 28: A sessions court in Palanpur in Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Thursday sentenced former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to 20 years in jail in a 1996 case involving planting of drugs to frame a lawyer.
Bhatt, who is already behind bars in a custodial death case, was held guilty of falsely implicating a Rajasthan-based lawyer by claiming, in 1996, that police had seized drugs from a hotel room in Palanpur where the lawyer was staying.
Bhatt, who was sacked from the force in 2015, was serving as the superintendent of police of Banaskantha district at the time.
Additional District and Sessions Judge J N Thakkar convicted Bhatt on Wednesday under relevant sections of Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and Indian Penal Code. The quantum of punishment was announced on Thursday.