International criminal Charles Sobhraj's 22-year-old wife Nihita Biswas is all set to take part in Bogg Boss 5, reports Mumbai Mirror.
Nihita will be arriving in India from Nepal by the end of September, and the show will go on air in October.
“The show depicts the lives of a handful of celebrities put together under one roof. Their stay at the house is captured on camera. Nihita, who is the wife of one of the most dreaded serial killers in the world will obviously add to the show's attraction. The channel got in touch with har last week and she has signed on for the show”, a source told the newspaper.
Nihita's life happens to be as interesting.
A source revealed, “Charles was arrested in Nepal and was serving a sentence for killing a Canadian tourist in Kathmandu in 1975. Nihita had come to meet him and his interpreter. Charles and Nihita fell in love. He married her in October 2008 on the occasion of Bada Dashami in jail. The following day, Nepalese jail authorities dismissed all claims of their marriage. However, both Charles and Nihita claimed that they are married.”
A source from the channel said, “In the past too, the show has had controversial celebrities. With names like Nihita this season, looks like this will also be a controversial season.” Ashvini Yardi, the programming head of the channel said, “We're in the process of finalising contestants. And do not comment on speculations.”
Earlier, Monica Bedi who was the girlfriend of dreaded gangster Abu Salem was also a part of Bigg Boss. The season grabbed a lot of eyeballs. Monica had claimed on the show that this was her process of leaving the past behind and moving on. Interestingly, the moment Monica was out of the show, she started getting film offers.
Charles Shobhraj nicknamed the bikini killer was ordered a life imprisonment sentence by the Supreme Court of Nepal on July 30, 2010.
