Kannada actress Samyuktha Hegde attacked for wearing sports bra at park, accused of indulging in drug abuse

Tribune Web Desk

Chandigarh, September 5

A workout at a park in Bengaluru turned out to be a nightmare for Kannada actress Samyuktha Hegde as she along with her friends was allegedly heckled by a group of activists led by AICC member Kavitha Reddy for wearing a sports bra at a public place.

In a video posted on Instagram. Samyuktha alleged that she and her friends were attacked and abused by the group.

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The actress was also allegedly threatened that her name would be “fixed” in the ongoing drug racket scandal termed 'sandalwood'. 

Samyuktha said the crowd accused her of consuming drugs just because she was an actor. In another video of the incident, a man can be clearly seen threatening her that he will tell the media that she was allegedly indulging in drugs.

Kavitha Reddy also called the police to the spot and in the video she and other members of the crowd can be heard saying that Samyuktha and her friends must be booked for indecency in public.

“This is so wrong. I had my pullover on. We came here and I removed it and did my warmup. We were just exercising with hoops and this woman (referring to Kavitha Reddy) came up to us and started saying that we were being indecent for wearing a sports bra in a public place. We were just exercising by ourselves. Now the people here are saying that we consume drugs. Just because the drug case is being talked about, they are accusing us of consuming drugs,” Samyuktha Hedge said in her Instagram live as she broke down in tears. She also removed her pullover again for the camera and for the police to show them what she was wearing inside.

The woman also attacked her friend. Hegde is a fitness enthusiast and often teaches her fans how to hula hoop.

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