Veteran Kannada actor Mandeep Roy passes away
Bengaluru: Veteran Kannada film actor Mandeep Roy died of a heart attack at around 1:45 am on Sunday at his residence in Kaval Bairasandra; he was 73.
Roy, who acted in more than 500 movies, was a native of Mumbai. An active theatre artiste, he entered the world of films following his acquaintance with Kannada movie stars Shankar Nag and Anant Nag.
Roy got a break into the Kannada film industry with Shankar Nag’s popular movie ‘Minchina Ota’, where he played a supporting role. He also worked with greats like Dr Raj Kumar in Kannada.
The senior artiste is known for his performance in movies like ‘Badada Hoovu’, ‘Akasmika’, ‘Agni IPS’, ‘Deepavali’, ‘Ayya’, ‘Apoorva Sangama’, ‘Preetsod Tappaa’, ‘Elu Suttina Kote’, ‘Gajapathi Garvabhanga’ and ‘Aasegobba Meesegobba’.
Roy had suffered from a heart attack in December and was admitted to a private hospital in Seshadripuram.
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Bengaluru traffic police book 769 motorists for drunk driving in single week
Bengaluru: In a major crackdown on drunk driving, the Bengaluru Traffic Police examined 60,903 drivers and lodged 769 cases in a week.
According to the Traffic Police, a letter will be written to the Karnataka Transport Department to cancel the driving licenses of the accused drivers booked under drunk driving.
Similarly, cases have been registered against 241 drivers who were speeding in the city and a fine of Rs 2.41 lakh has been collected, the release read.
