Love you Racchu incident: Cops arrest the accused

Team Udayavani, Aug 10, 2021, 2:03 PM IST

Vivek, a 35-year-old stuntman lost his life on the sets of the forthcoming Kannada film Love You Racchu due to electrocution on Monday, August 9. The incident occurred while the film unit was shooting an action sequence near Bidadi.

The deceased hails from Tamil Nadu. He was electrocuted after he accidentally came in contact with electric wires around 12 pm. Reportedly, two more members sustained injuries and were taken to a private hospital for questioning.

The Bidadi police have arrested stunt director Vinod, film director Shankar and producer Guru Deshpande, while the investigation still continues. The accused were produced to the court on Tuesday, August 10. The Civil court here has ordered a 14-day judicial custody. Judge Anupamalaxmi has imposed the above order.

The next hearing in the case will be held on August 24, 2021.

Vivek’s body has been sent for autopsy at a private hospital in Raja Rajeshwari Nagar while another stunt performer is being treated at a private hospital in Bengaluru.

As a response to the incident, Ajay Rao, one of the actors in the lead role said, I was not part of the scene and I usually insist the stunt director take necessary precautions before filming action scenes. Vivek was electrocuted when he tried to pull the wires. A person wearing a protection jacket too was electrocuted,”