Police summon actor Oviya for probe

Suicide bid at ''Bigg Boss'' sets alleged

Actor oviya. File picture

Film actor Oviya alias Helen, who was a popular contestant in the ‘Bigg Boss’ reality show hosted by veteran actor Kamal Haasan, has been summoned by the Nazarathpet police in connection with a complaint alleging that she attempted suicide inside the sets of the show. She has since exited the show on medical grounds,

The complainant, an advocate, said that participants of ithe show were required to stay inside a closed compound for 100 days and could leave it only with the permission of the producers. He claimed that on August 4, Vijay TV  telecast visuals of Oviya attempting to commit suicide by immersing herself in a pool inside the ''Bigg Boss'' house. He urged the police to probe into her alleged suicide bid.

The complainant further alleged that her suicide attempt was triggered by depression caused by the activities forced on her by the producers, the show’s host and

Vijay TV . Hence, they had driven her to attempt suicide and telecast the same to gain in TRP ratings, he alleged.

Nazarathpet police Inspector Jaichandran said preliminary investigation was on. “We have recorded the complaint in the Community Social Register (CSR). We spoke to Oviya’s personal secretary, who denied that she attempted suicide,” he told

The Hindu.