New Delhi: Kannada film actor Nagabhushan SS was arrested for rash driving and ramming into a couple, killing a 48-year-old woman, and critically injuring her 58-year-old husband, police said on Sunday.
The incident occurred at Bengaluru’s Vasanthapura Main Road on the night of September 30.
According to the police, Prema S (48) and Krishna B (58) were walking on the footpath, when the accused, driving his car, allegedly knocked them down, before crashing into an electric pole, NDTV reported.
They said he was driving the car in a “rash and negligent” manner.
The severely injured couple were rushed to a private hospital. While the woman succumbed to her injuries on the way to the hospital, her husband is undergoing treatment. The incident took place at Kumaraswamy layout traffic police limits here and the officials rushed to the spot and arrested Nagabhushan, the report added
The actor has featured in several movies, especially in comic roles.