Sandalwood actress Mythriya Gowda gets two years in jail for assault on cop

BENGALURU: Actress Mythriya Gowda, her sister and two relatives were pronounced guilty for assaulting a traffic police constable in July 2011. The actress was sentenced to two-years’ simple imprisonment, while three others were given one year each.

Mythriya’s sister Supriya, relatives Roopa and Rekha are the others convicted. The Fifth Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Court pronounced the order on Friday. The actress has also been levied a penalty of Rs 3,000, while the rest were levied a fine of Rs 1,000 each.

They were charged under Sections 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) of the IPC.

The Basaveshwaranagar police investigated the case and filed the chargesheet, while Assistant Public Prosecutor Nagaraj argued on behalf of the government. All four were granted bail and will approach the High Court contesting the order.

Background
On July 23, 2011, the four women were driving a Santro to a wedding at Channakeshava Wedding Hall on West of Chord Road. Mythriya, who was driving, jumped a signal at the National School junction near Kabaadi Choultry. M. Shivakumar, then attached to Vijayanagar traffic police station was on duty and stopped the car.

Mythriya engaged in an argument with him, asked him to fine her and moved the car. As Shivakumar tried to photograph the registration number plate with his mobile phone, Mythriya stopped the vehicle and slapped him. The other women also manhandled and hurled abuses at him. A police sub-inspector in the vicinity, rushed to the cop’s help and took the four into custody.

Case against DVS’s son
Mythriya Gowda had filed a rape case against Union Minister Sadananda Gowda’s son Karthik Gowda in 2014. However, the police had dropped the charges against Karthik Gowda citing lack of evidence.