Bangalore: Actress held for road rage
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Bangalore, 21 May 2011: A Kannada actress and three of her relatives thrashed a traffic police constable on West of Chord Road on Friday afternoon, after they were stopped by a police for violating traffic rules.
The Basaveshwaranagar police later arrested Maitreyi and her relatives Roopa, Supriya and Rekha. The trio are aged between 30 and 35 and are residents of Vijayanagar. Maitreyi has acted in a few Kannada movies like Surya The Great and Hrudaya I Miss You.
According to police, the suspects were on their way to a wedding in a car. They allegedly jumped the signal at the National School junction on West of Chord Road around 12.45 pm. Sub Inspector G P Raju of Vijayanagar traffic police station, asked Maitreyi to park the car on the roadside as she had jumped the signal. He instructed constable Shivakumar to ask for the fine.
“Maitreyi and her companions told Shivakumar they can’t pay the fine as they did not have the money. They said they would receive the notice, but wanted to be allowed to go as they were in a hurry. Shivakumar told them he can’t permit them to do so. They got down from the car and abused him,” Raju said. They are alleged to have slapped Shivakumar and pushed him around. They abused Raju with objectionable words when he intervened. Soon, a large crowd gathered. The actress abused the men in the crowd too, who in turn threatened to stage a flash protest if the police let them go. Maitreyi has been remanded in judicial custody till May 30.
| Comments on this Article | |
| Rohan, Bangalore | Sat, May-21-2011, 9:27 |
| This news shows that women are as capable of committing crimes and indulging in road rage as men do. There should be no special consideration for women in an equal society. However, our conservative society is yet to wake up to the fact that women have changed enormously and our society still believes that women are incapable of committing mistakes and crimes. This same attitude reflects in the way laws are drafted and social attitudes towards men. Laws are all pro-women and anti-male. In this instant case, when the actress was allegedly beating up and abusing the cops in front of the public, the public just stood by watching the scene. Had it been a case of men beating and abusing a lady cop, imagine what would be the reaction of the public! They would have finished the beaters! Secondly, if a man uses unparliamentary words or objectionable words against a woman, he can be sued under various sections of the IPC including insulting the modesty of a woman and outraging the modesty of a woman. But what happens when a woman or a group of women outrage and insult men with the same intent? Why are the laws biased? Where is the gender equality? Do women alone have modesty? | |
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