Kannada actress Divya Suresh has been identified as the driver in the hit-and-run accident that left a woman seriously injured on October 4.
The accident that occurred in the afternoon involved a black Kia car, which is now confirmed to have been driven by Divya, striking a motorcycle with three people heading to a hospital.
According to reports and CCTV footage, the car struck the bike near the Nitya Hotel, around Byatarayanapura Police Station, and sped away without stopping.
The people on the bike were Kiran G and his cousins Anusha and Anitha. Kiran lodged the complaint at the police station. Anitha had sustained the most severe injuries with a fractured kneecap and had to undergo surgery costing nearly 2 lakh.
Who is Divya Suresh?
Bengaluru Traffic police used CCTV footage to determine that the driver of the vehicle was Divya Suresh.
She is a well-known Kannada actress and was a former participant in Bigg Boss Kannada 8 in 2021. She is also a former professional kabaddi player.
She made her TV debut in 2013 with the Knanda series Chitte Heje, followed by OM Shakti Om Shanti in 2016. She has also appeared in Kannada films like Huliraaya, Face 2 Face, Dhwaja, and Ranchi.
Before she began acting, she had also competed in state-level Kabbadi tournaments in Karnataka.
Divya Suresh made a post on Instagram on Friday to share screen recordings of reels and a post that the showed the alleged CCTV footage from the incident.
She had also shared a screenshot of a few comments on the post. The comment read “The mistake was the biker’s... Three people were riding on the bike, and none of them was wearing helmets. The car driver was taking a left turn when the biker came from his opposite direction and collided with the car. Now, blaming the person in the car is utter foolishness. Please check the video or get your eyes checked. Just because someone is an actor doesn’t mean you can falsely accuse them without reason. (sic)"
Re-sharing the screenshots she wrote in Kannada, “Thanks to the noble souls who commented. Truth alone triumphs." Her comment confirmed that it was her who drove the Kia.
DCP traffic Anoop A Shetty said while speaking to ANI, “The investigation found the car driver to be Divya. Further investigation is underway. Both the parties failed to file a complaint the very next day; the complaint was lodged after three days. No idea of what happened between them, once we investigated, we found the car owner to be Divya S. We have seized the car."
The police have seized the vehicle as part of the investigation.