Actor Mohan Babu has now apologised to the video journalist he allegedly assaulted during a physical altercation outside his Hyderabad home on Tuesday. Taking to his official X account, in a statement the actor said that he was only trying to protect himself from “anti-social elements”, when the “media got inadvertently intertwined” in the situation.
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— Mohan Babu M (@themohanbabu) December 13, 2024
Mohan Babu’s formal apology was addressed to the media company the journalist is a part of. Calling the incident “unfortunate” he expressed his “deep regret”. He has been quoted saying, “It pains me deeply that what started as a personal family dispute spiralled into a larger situation.” He also clarified that he would have apologised soon but was hospitalised because of health reasons for the past 48 hours.
In the post he went on to explain that 30-50 people barged into his home including “anti-social elements” which led to the incident where the journalist was injured “in the heat of the moment.” He said that led to “a deeply regrettable outcome” and apologised to the journalist, his family, and his media company, and wished him a speedy recovery.
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— Tarak.Edits (@CHAITUMUTCHI) December 10, 2024
According to reports, an attempt to murder charge was added to the case filed against Mohan Babu on Thursday. A complaint was filed by the 35-year-old journalist, a case under Section 118 (1) (voluntarily causing hurt using dangerous weapons or substances) of the BNS was earlier registered against the actor at the Pahadishareef police station. The complaint added that when the journalist visited Mohan Babu’s residence to cover the ongoing dispute, the actor and his son aggressively confronted him and other journalists.
The journalist in his complaint also alleged that the actor grabbed the microphone, used “abusive and foul language,” and “attacked” him with it, causing a head injury. A senior police officer from the station said, “Based on the detailed statement of the journalist, the section (in the case) has been altered to section 109 (attempt to murder) of BNS.”
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