Bengaluru: The city’s Acchukattu police have arrested Sandalwood actor Duniya Vijay in connection with the investigation of the death of two stuntmen during the shooting of his movie Maasthigudi.

A case was filed against producer Sundar Gowda in connection with the death of two fellow actors during the shooting of Mastigudi. Duniya Vijay had reportedly helped Sundar to escape when Ramanagara police had gone to  Sundar’s house to arrest him.

The court issued a warrant to arrest actor Duniya Vijay. Following which Vijay was hiding. A special team was formed to arrest Vijay, and now, after searching for six days, Vijaya has been arrested from Tamil Nadu. He is reportedly being escorted to Bengaluru.

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Chikkamagaluru: Five activists of BJP and Bajrang Dal were arrested by the Sakharayapatna Police for alleged murder of Congress activist and Sakharayapatna Gram Panchayat member Ganesh Gowda (38) on Friday night, following a fight over a banner.

Three of the arrested men, Sanjay, Bhushan and Mithun, are known to be BJP members.

An argument broke out between two groups in Sakharayapatna of Kadur taluk two days ago regarding a banner for observation of ‘Datta Jayanti’. The argument continued and intensified into a fight on Friday night near a bar in the village. Shortly later, at around 10:30 pm, a group of eight miscreants on motorbikes is learned to have stopped Gowda, who was traveling in a car on the Kalmurudeshwara Mutt Road and attacked him with lethal weapons.

A seriously injured Gowda reportedly died on the spot.

One of the suspects, Sanjay, was also injured in the attack and is being treated at the Chikkamagaluru Mallegowda District Hospital.

Sakharayapatna Police have registered a case and are investigating.

Chikkamagaluru Superintendent of Police Vikram Amte has said that, as precautionary measure, security has been beefed up in the village.

“While four special teams have been formed for investigation, five of the suspects have already been taken into custody. We are still probing the incident,” he added.