Tippagondanahalli halli tragedy- Stunt director still absconding

BENGALURU: Search operations for the bodies of the two actors, who died while performing a stunt for the film,

Maasti Gudi

, concluded at

Tippagondanahalli

reservoir on Thursday . Police are still on the lookout for stunt director Ravi Verma and unit manager Bharat.
On Monday ,

Anil Kumar Venugopal

and Uday Raghav died after they leapt into the waters of the reservoir from a chopper. Bharath and Ravi Verma have been absconding since the day of the accident. The film director and producer are already in police custody . Tavarekere police said they have taken the associate director's statement.

The

Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce

(KFCC) said it will ensure adequate compensation is paid to the families of the deceased actors. Condemning the film crew's failure to take necessary precautions at the location,

KFCC

members said the quantum of compensation would be decided at a later meeting. Verma and director Nagashekar would be prohibited from taking part in film activities till the families are compensated, they said.