Bengaluru Police has confirmed that it was not the actor who was attacked, but his friend who was kicked outside the arrival area by a drunken passenger. After the incident, both the parties reached a settlement and the case was not registered.
Tamil actor’s colleague attacked at #Bengaluru Airport https://t.co/Y8rJPOTJC8
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According to Bengaluru airport sources, the viral video shows a man in a white shirt and black trousers jumping and kicking a man in a dark sweater, outside the arrival area of Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru around Tuesday night. It happened at 11.30.
A group of men, including Tamil star Vijay Sethupathi, were walking outside the arrival gate when the suspect attacked the man on the actor’s right hand. a scuffle ensued and CISF The personnel on duty immediately apprehended the attacker and handed him over to the Bengaluru City Police at the airport.
The investigation identified the attacker as johnson who was a fellow traveler who had an argument with Vijay Sethupathi’s friend and fellow actor Mahagandhi After they landed inside the Bengaluru airport following a minor problem. Police sources said that the matter escalated so much that Johnson attacked Mahagandhi soon after coming out of the terminal in an inebriated state.
Johnson and Mahagandhi told the Bengaluru police at the airport that they did not want to pursue any complaints and wanted to end the matter with a settlement. It all happened in the presence of actor Sethupathi, who remained unaffected by the incident and stayed with his friend.
Sources said that the police released Johnson and Mahagandhi also left the police station after giving a statement on the dispute between the two men.
Tamil star Sethupathi arrived in Bengaluru to film a television show on Chef for a top Tamil channel.
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