Actor Bala's accident story fabricated?

Wagamon, 20 Oct 2009: The reports that actor Bala had a narrow escape in an accident have turned out to be fake.

The report was allegedly 'created' for the popularity of the movie which the actor has currently committed.

Earlier this day, it was reported by most of the news channels that while on the way to the shooting spot in Wagamon, Bala's caravan and the car in which the shooting crew were travelling had lost control. It added that the caravan then fell into a 4000 feet deep gorge but had a narrow escape as it got stuck on a tree trunk.

These information were provided by the crew members themselves and most of the TV channels reported it as soon as it was known.

The Vyga news team that reached the spot to cover the incident found that the caravan was stuck in a ditch and not a gorge as reported.

The shooting team said that the vehicle was raised using a recovery van. However, there is no satisfactory explanation as to how a recovery van reached Wagamon in such a short span of time.

The media were briefed of the incident by actor Bala himself. The incident is believed to have been fabricated.

The actor had said that the ambassador car and the caravan that followed lost control simultaneously and the car moved left whereas the caravan skidded to the right side.

The fact that both the vehicles suffered brake failure at the same time evokes suspicion.

Meanwhile, the localites said that they were not aware of such an accident.

All this added to the suspicion that the story was fabricated. Also, the cinema crew could not provide satisfactory explanation about the accident.

The shooting for the movie, 'Ring Tone' has been taking place for several months now. The film had gained public attention earlier as the last movie in which actor Rajan P Dev appeared before his death.

Suresh Gopi and Bala are the lead actors in the movie directed by Ajmal.