‘Jhund’ movie actor Priyanshu aka Babu Chhetri murdered by good friend after brawl; accused held

Actor Priyanshu alias Babu Ravi Singh Chhetri, who grew to become well-known for his onscreen character ‘Babu Chhetri’ in Hindi movie “Jhund”, was allegedly murdered by his good friend following a drunken brawl in Nagpur, within the wee hours on Wednesday (October 9, 2025), police mentioned.

The accused, recognized as Dhruv Lal Bahadur Sahu (20), has been arrested.

The 21-year-old actor had received approval for his position within the biographical sports activities movie, launched in 2022, starring Amitabh Bachchan and directed by Nagraj Manjule.

A police official said that Sahu and Chhetri had been shut associates who would usually devour liquor collectively.

“After midnight on Tuesday, Sahu and Chhetri traveled by Sahu’s bike to an deserted home within the Jaripatka space for a consuming session. This occurred just a few hours earlier than Chhetri was discovered injured early Wednesday morning,” the official mentioned, citing preliminary investigation. Drunk, Chhetri allegedly threatened Sahu throughout an argument earlier than falling asleep.

“Fearing hurt, Sahu allegedly tied Chhetri with wires and attacked him with a pointy weapon”, the official added.

He said that at round 3 am on Wednesday, locals noticed Chhetri mendacity half-naked in severe situation, sure with plastic wires, and alerted the police.

Police rushed him to Mayo Hospital, the place docs declared him useless throughout remedy. The sufferer was a resident of the Lumbini Nagar space in Nagpur metropolis.

“We’ve got registered a case of homicide and arrested Sahu,” the official mentioned, including that Chhetri and Sahu had legal backgrounds with instances of theft and assault pending in opposition to them.

Additional investigations are ongoing.

Jhund, primarily based on the lifetime of Vijay Barse, the founding father of NGO Slum Soccer, is a few sports activities trainer who, on the sting of retirement, kinds a soccer staff with youngsters from a slum space and the way it modifications. their lives.