Watch: Drunk fan tries to attack actor Vijay Sethupathi’s aide at Bengaluru airport

Confirming the incident to indianexpress.com, police said no complaint has been registered by the actor’s personal assistant. They added that Vijay, along with his staff and security assistants, were leaving the airport when a man suddenly came from behind and tried to attack Johnson, who is the film star’s assistant.

Actor #VijaySethupathi attacked at Bengaluru airport. Initial reports say the incident happened yesterday night. More details awaited… pic.twitter.com/07RLSo97Iw

— Janardhan Koushik (@koushiktweets) November 3, 2021

The video of the incident has gone viral on social media. “After the incident, Johnson and the other security staff pinned down the attacker. The attacker allegedly attacked Johnson after he had turned down his request for a selfie with the actor since the man was drunk,” a police official added.

After some time, the attacker tendered an unconditional apology to the actor’s personal assistant and the team, and the issue was sorted, police said.

Subscriber Only Stories

View All

Delhi Confidential: Hardeep Singh Puri takes part in novel demonstration ...

Come forward, lift the veil, don’t let men attend your meetings: At V-C’s...

Rejuvenated water bodies, new ponds breathe new life in this Bengal district

India’s big millets push, and why it makes sense to have these grains

Buy 2-year plan with SD20 code for special price

Vijay Sethupathi was reportedly in Bengaluru for a shoot of a reality show and had also visited the family of the late Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar, who passed away on October 29.