Kannada actress Samyuktha Hegde abused & ridiculed for her outfit

Samyuktha Hegde, who is famous for her role in Kannada comedy 'Kirik Party', recently shared shocking videos on social media. The 22-year-old actress was working out at a public park near Agara Lake in Bangalore when Congress leader Kavitha Reddy abused and ridiculed her for her outfit. Samyuktha shared a video on Instagram in which, Kavitha Reddy can be seen trying to physically attack one of Samyuktha's friends. However, she denied all allegations and said in an official statement, "I was called by Walkers and Guard at Agara Lake saying that some 3 girls have been playing music and dancing and there are complains daily why it is allowed in the park when no other park allows it, when the guard called there was already shouting and screaming going on (sic)." In the video shared by Samyuktha, the young startlet said, "I was practising the hoola hoops and my other friends were doing their workout when an elderly lady walked upto us and began abusing us in the choicest of language. ‘ “Are you cabaret dancers? What sort of clothes are you wearing? A@&&&@s! If you wear such clothes and something happens to you the next time, don’t come crying to anyone."

Samyuktha was seen wearing her usual workout clothes in the video. “Then they surrounded us and locked us in following which the lady charged towards my friend and assaulted her. I taped all this on camera. We were then for colt taken to the local station and she continued ranting against us. One of the cops thankfully said we had done nothing wrong and sent us off,” she added in her video on Instagram.

In a still from the video, Congress leader Kavitha Reddy is seen charging towards Samyuktha's friend.

Kavitha Reddy in a heated argument with Samyuktha Hegde and her friends at a public park in Bangalore.

Samyukta Hegde's friends and Kavitha Reddy in a heated argument at the public park.

Samyuktha Hegde shared this picture on Instagram and said that she has filed an FIR against Kavitha Reddy. "Without getting into the details of the incident, what happened to us was wrong. It is high time that society stops harassing women for what we wear, where we go and what we do. We see it happen everyday and we are told to move on. It is disturbing to be continuously subject to such harassment and I do not want any other woman to go through this trauma. We cannot be intimidated in this manner. I have filed an FIR with the police and I have full faith that a fair investigation will be carried out."

Bollywood actress Richa Chadha voiced her opinion on the incident. She said, “Just because you think someone isn’t dressed like they ought to, in YOUR opinion, gives you no right to charge towards them or slap them. The world doesn’t need more moral policing, especially not from sanctimonious aunties. Plz behave. Respect is a 2 way street.”

Samyukta Hegde often takes to social media to share beautiful pictures from her workout routine.

Actress Samyuktha Hegde, who has transformed herself into a glamorous diva, turns up the heat on social media with her gorgeous pictures.

She made her debut with ‘Kirik Party’ opposite Rakshit Shetty, for which she received Filmfare Awards South.