Kannada film actor Nagabhushan S S was arrested on Sunday after police found that a speeding car allegedly driven by him rammed into a couple, killing one on Saturday night, reports PTI.
The incident occurred at Vasanthapura Main Road in Bengaluru under the Kumaraswamy layout traffic police limits, police said on Sunday.
Police said Prema S (48) and her husband Krishna B (58) were walking on the footpath, when the accused, driving his car from Uttarahalli towards Konanakunte Cross, allegedly knocked them down, before crashing into an electric pole.
The couple were rushed to the hospital. While Prema succumbed to her injuries on the way to hospital, her husband is undergoing treatment.
Police said that the case has been registered and the car has been seized.
They said that it has been found that he was driving in a “rash and negligent manner”.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic, South) Shiva Prakash Devaraju later said Nagabhushan has been let out on a station bail after executing a bond, and he will be called for further statements and investigation.
Nagabhushan has been booked under 304A (Causing death by negligence) and 279 (Rash driving or riding on a public way) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and his blood samples have been sent for alcohol testing.