Search for two drowned stunt men continues

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, Nov 08, 2016 : Massive search operations continued for the second day today for bodies of the two stunt men who had drowned after jumping from a helicopter into a reservoir near here during filming of an action sequence for a Kannada film.

 

National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, Fire department, locals and scuba drivers are searching for stunt men Anil and Uday, who had drowned yesterday at Tippagondanahalli lake in neighbouring Ramanagara district. Rescue teams have complained about the depth and poor  visibility due to pollutants in the water, affecting the operation.

Anil and Uday, along with popular actor Duniya Vijay  were performing the stunt to shoot the climax of the film  "Maastigudi", for which they had to jump off from the  helicopter into the water, but it went awry. The stunt men duo, who were reportedly not equipped with swimming skills, had drowned as the faulty rescue boat could not reach them on time, while Vijay was rescued by a fisher man on his country boat.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah called the incident a "clear act of negligence". He said "the makers of the film should take the  responsibility as it was their duty to take precautionary  measure." Meanwhile, police have registered a criminal case against those responsible for the incident.

Stating that adequate precautionary measures were not  taken before performing the stunt, leading to loss of lives,  senior police officials said a criminal case has been registered at Tavarekere police station. They said those responsible like the director, producer, stunt master and others would face an inquiry.

On the other hand, Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce  said it would take action against those responsible. "Action has to be taken, we will take. We will have to  put an end to such acts of negligence and arrogance...mistake  is a mistake and because of our mistake we have lost these  lives," Chamber President Sa Ra Govindu told reporters here.

He said the entire film industry would sit together in a couple of days and decide on what kind of action should be taken against whom.

Courtesy:DeccanHerald