Senior Kannada film actor ‘Sarigama Viji’ dies at 76 due to health issues
Bengaluru: Senior actor of the Kannada film industry, R Vijaykumar, popularly called ‘Sarigama Viji’, who was well-known for his performance in supporting and humorous roles, passed away on Wednesday morning. He was 76.
The actor, who had developed severe health problems and was under treatment at a private hospital near Yeshwantpur in the city the last few days, failed to respond to the treatment and passed away on Wednesday.
He is survived by his wife and two children. Sources have said that the funeral rites will be conducted at the Chamarajpet crematorium.
Vijaykumar, who began his acting career with theatre, got a big break in the play ‘Samsaradalli Sarigama’, which also earned him the nickname ‘Sarigama’. Moving on to films, Vijaykumar acted in several movies mainly as a supporting actor and in the humour roles. In a couple of movies, he also performed in the role of the villain.
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Barber held for beating man to death over 'bidi' in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.
A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.
The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.
According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.
"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.
An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
