Tamil film actor Vikram's son Dhruv was arrested after a car allegedly driven by him rammed on a parked autorickshaw in Chennai, injuring its driver, early today, police said. He was released on bail later, police said. The star kid was apparently travelling with two other friends in the car when the accident happened, said reports.
According to a report on Mirror Now, the car sped away from the spot after ramming into autorickshaws on TTK road. The car did not stop in spite of police efforts and it eventually came to a halt after it lost control and hit a wall near Alwarpet.
A video allegedly shot at the accident spot has surfaced on social media. In the video, the person identified as Rahul refuses to get inside the police vehicle and can even be seen running away from the accident spot after he realized that he was being videographed.
A case had been registered for rash, negligent driving and causing hurt by act endangering life of others.
The incident took place on the TTK Road at around 3.50 am.
Auto driver Kamesh had been admitted to the Government Royapettah Hospital, city Traffic Police said.
The autoricksaw had been damaged severely, a police official told PTI. When asked how the accident occurred, Police said further investigations were on.