Kavitha Reddy apologises after actress Samyuktha Hegde files a FIR

Sandalwood actress Samyuktha Hegde has received an apology from Kavitha Reddy. Samyuktha had earlier filed a complaint against Kavitha Reddy at the HSR Layout police station on September 5.

Bengaluru: A complaint was registered at the HSR Layout police station on Sunday (September 6) against activist and Indian National Congress party spokesperson Kavitha Reddy, after Sandalwood actor Samyuktha Hegde wrote a complaint against her on September 5.

A written complaint was filed by Samyuktha Hegde against Kavitha Reddy after she allegedly assaulted Samyuktha and her friends, verbally and physically on September 4.

The accused has now apologised to Samyuktha and her friends through a written post on her Twitter handle along with a video.

The written post read “I have always opposed Moral Policing. I realize that my actions were construed as such. An argument ended up in me reacting aggressively as well, it was a mistake. As a responsible citizen n progressive woman, I own up to n sincerely apologise to @SamyukthaHegde n her Friends!”.

A few hours after posting the apology Kavitha Reddy shared another post with the scanned copy of an apology letter which was captioned “Have issued a letter as agreed with @SamyukthaHegde , I hope that we can put this incident behind us and work towards a safer and better future for women”.

For the uninitiated Samyuktha Hegde and a group of her friends were working out at Agara lake park in HSR Layout on Friday evening which is when Kavitha Reddy allegedly backlashed Samyuktha for wearing a sports bra and then physically abused one of her friends.