Overview
- During a nomination task, contestant Vishal Kotian referenced Raqesh Bapat’s past divorce and threatened to reveal personal details, and the argument escalated into physical contact as housemates and production stepped in.
- Bigg Boss issued on-show penalties, with Kotian nominated for the rest of the season and Bapat nominated for the week and removed from captaincy contention.
- Bapat’s family posted a statement on Instagram condemning Kotian’s conduct, citing Bigg Boss rules that bar using contestants’ outside personal lives, and urging host Riteish Deshmukh and the makers to take tougher action.
- Ridhi Dogra, Bapat’s ex-wife, publicly supported him and called the remarks unacceptable after sharing clips of the incident on social media.
- Mid-day reported that an FIR, a formal police complaint in India, was filed against the show’s organisers after the episode, and other outlets noted that further responses from the host and producers had not yet been announced.