Indian celebrity reality show 'Bigg Boss 8', on Tuesday witnessed high drama over weekly task eventually leading to dismissal of contestant Puneet Issar.
Puneet was ousted from the house after he was accused of using physical force on co-contestant Aarya Babbar during a luxury budget task.
Puneet while performing the task pinned him on the ground, which ensued chaos.
The task had to be stopped mid-way as instructed by Bigg Boss.
'Bigg Boss 8' contestants perform task in the house. (SUPPLIED)
Aarya Babbar complained to Bigg Boss over the use of violence against him by Puneet and sought harsh punishment. With emotions running high, the housemates tried to instigate Aarya into creating a scene, but Aarya kept his calm and waited for Bigg Boss' decision. Puneet on his part tried to explain it was not a sudden violent act but a martial arts move that he applied on Aarya.
Soon after, Bigg Boss announced his decision to evict Puneet from the house.
Co-contestant Gautam, who is closest to Puneet broke down. But Puneet is back on the show.
The 54-year-old will be brought in a cage, and will have to stay inside it for an indefinite period of time.
After eviction Puneet was put up in a hotel on Tuesday, and was neither given his phone nor allowed to speak to his family members.
He sent a video message to his housemates and was apologetic and pleaded that he be given another chance.
With a strict warning he was sent back on the show but in a cage. He'll not be allowed to talk to any of the inmates or interact.
Karishma, Gautam, Pritam and Praneet were seen feeling extremely emotional amongst others.
Puneet's fate to stay in the show will be decided by audience during the weekend episode but till then he will be behind bars.
The trend of sudden eviction is not new to Bigg Boss. Several contestants like KRK, Dolly Bindra, Pooja Missra, Imam Siddiqui and Kushal Tandon were shown the door in previous seasons.
Well, now it will be interesting to see host Salman Khan's reaction, who on several occasions expressed his displeasure over return of evicted candidates.