Akanksha, whose cheeky grin lit up Splitsvilla X6, is now the face of a scandal that erupted in Pune last week. The star, who just wrapped a stint on Netflix’s Lock Upp, says she was left unpaid after a Navratri bash at Pedkar Grounds went off the rails.
She claims that the organisers, a crew of three 18‑year‑olds, didn’t even pick her up till 10:30 p.m.—the very time the event was supposed to close. Instead, she was shoved into a rickety car against her will, taken to the venue, and left in front of an audience while her team was nowhere to see.
The real kicker, according to Akanksha, is that she felt like a kidnap victim. She says she slapped the guys to make the car stop, and that the crew laughed at her safety concerns. She’s threatening to file a case and won’t back down.
The organisers’ response is still a mystery, and so is the legal outcome. But the incident has already sparked a wave of tweets and memes, with the hashtag #kidnapped trending among fans of both Splitsvilla and Lock Upp.
This isn’t the first time reality stars have complained about shaky event management, but Akanksha’s story adds a fresh dose of drama to the industry’s already controversial backstage politics. Fans are holding their breath to see whether the case will hit the courts or just stay in the headlines.