Ad film actor dies in Vellore mishap

Chennai: A 22-year-old mini screen and advertisement film actor from Bengaluru was killed in an early morning road accident at Natrampalli in Vellore on Friday.  Police said Rekha Sindu was killed on the spot when the driver of the car she was travelling in "dozed off" at the wheel and rammed the vehicle into the median. The incident happened on the Chennai-Bengaluru highway and three other occupants of the car, including the driver, sustained injuries, police said. The victim was on her way to Bengaluru from Chennai .

Meanwhile, in an apparent case of mistaken identity, some reports claimed that another Kannada actor, Rekha Krishnappa, was the one who was killed in the mishap, prompting her to issue a clarification on a video uploaded in her Facebook page.  Krishnappa, also seen in some Tamil TV serials, said she was in Sringeri and was fine. "I am all fine and at present in Sringeri sharada peeta temple," she wrote on her Facebook page while uploading a video containing her clarification.