Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government shutdowns the Big Boss reality show hosted by actor Kiccha Sudeep on Tuesday and escorted the participants out of the premises. On the orders of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) the authorities have sealed off the premises of the Jollywood Studios and Adventures, leading to the shutdown of the Big Boss reality show filmed in the premises on Tuesday night.

All Bigg Boss contestants have been asked to vacate the house, and they have been escorted outside the premises. The KSPCB issued immediate closure orders for the Big Boss Kannada studio in the backdrop of non-compliance with laws and operating without permissions.

The reality show Big Boss season 12 of is being hosted by Kannada superstar Kichcha Sudeep. The operation was personally supervised by Ramanagara Tahsildar Tejaswini. According to the sources with the suspension of the show, over 700 people including technical staff have returned home. Technicians had been working in three shifts continuously for the past six months.

The Bigg Boss house, built at a cost of over Rs 5 crore, has now been officially locked. The house was designed like a palace and, for the first time, was constructed on such a grand scale in line with actor Kiccha Sudeep’s vision. Arrangements have been made for all the contestants to stay at the Eagleton Resort. Accordingly, the organizers have transported the contestants by car and shifted them to the resort.

The reality show ‘Big Boss’ is being held at the 35-acre Jollywood Studios and Adventures run by Vels Studios and Entertainment Private Limited, premises located at Bidadi in the Ramanagara district on the outskirts of Bengaluru city.

The KSPCB, in its order, said that the Managing Director of Bescom to issue necessary directions to the concerned executive engineer and assistant executive engineer for the disconnection of the power supply until further orders.

The order also said that the closure directions under Section 31 (A) of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, read with Rule 20 (A) of Karnataka Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1983.

The KSPCB has said that it has issued orders in the backdrop of non-compliance with the provisions of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act by Vels Studios and Entertainment Private Limited (Jolly Wood Studios and Adventures).