From Abhishek Kumar to Rahul Mahajan: Bigg Boss contestants who were accused of physical violence by their partners

Bigg Boss 17 is entertaining fans with all the drama, controversy and brewing tension between the contestants. One of the major highlights of the 17th season until now was the aggressive behaviour of Udaariyaan actor Abhishek Kumar. He was even schooled by Bigg Boss and was given one final warning. The actor was accused by ex-girlfriend Isha Malviya of physical violence. Over the years several Bigg Boss contestants like Shalin Bhanot, Rahul Mahajan and others were accused by their partners of violence. Here’s a list..

Abhishek Kumar, known for his role in TV show Udaariyaan, is one of the contestants of Bigg Boss 17. Some serious allegations were made against him right after he entered the show. On the show's premier night, his former girlfriend and co-contestant Isha Malviya accused him of allegedly being violent with her. The recent episode of the show also showed a clip of Abhishek aggressively grabbing Isha’s hand but she could be seen saying that it’s ‘hurting’ her physically.

It wasn’t only Isha who accused ex-bf Abhishek of violence but also him who mentioned that it was her who started ‘violence’ in the relationship. He told Salman Khan on the premier night that Isha clawed his face and tried to physically hurt him. However, the Udaariyaan actress denied the claims.

Rahul Mahajan’s marriage ended not once but three times. And the Bigg Boss fame was accused of domestic violence by his second wife Dimpy Ganguly. She had filed a police complaint against him too. He was a participant in the second season of Bigg Boss.

Shweta Tiwari, who was married to Raja Chaudhary, had accused him of physical violence. Shweta ended the marriage with him in 2007 after 9 years of togetherness. The two have a daughter together- Palak Tiwari (born in 2000). Both Raja (season 2) and Shweta (season 4) were contestants of Bigg Boss.

Shalin Bhanot was one of the most popular contestants of Bigg Boss 16. The Bekaboo actor impressed fans with his reality show journey in the season 16. He was also accused by domestic violence by wife Dalljiet Kaur. The two parted ways in 2015, 6 years after they got married. They have a son together named Jaydon.

Popular for his rolebof Naitik in TV show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Karan was also a part of Bigg Boss. He was allegedly the highest paid contestant of the 10th season of the show. In a shocking turn of events, estranged wife Nisha Rawal had accused Karan of domestic violence in 2021. The actor was detained by the Mumbai Police on June 1 after his wife Nisha filed a domestic abuse complaint against him. She also accused him of having an extramarital affair. Karan has denied all charges and the two are now fighting a custody case for their son Kavish.

Bigg Boss 14 fame Eijaz Khan was accused of domestic violence by ex-girlfriend Nidhi Kashyap. Nidhi registered a non-cognizable complaint at the Amboli police station about being physically abused by him.