Bengaluru, DHNS: Hundreds of people thronged Uday’s house on K R Road in Yediyur on Wednesday night to catch a final glimpse of his body.

Necessary arrangements were made at the house for people to pay their final tributes to Uday.

Around 30 police personnel including two assistant commissioners of police and four inspectors were deployed at the house. Arrangements for the funeral are being made at Banashankari crematorium. The actor would be cremated on Thursday.

Surendra, a friend of Uday said: “It is heart-wrenching to know that someone close to you lost his life in such a manner. It is unfair to Uday that he died at a point when he was becoming famous. He had worked hard to reach where he was. He should not have attempted the stunt at the cost of his life. But now, nothing can be undone.”

Meanwhile, members of his family and friends demanded strict action against the people for making him do such a dangerous stunt without any safety measures.

Family inconsolable
Uday’s relative Muniyappa, who was inconsolable, said, “Every day, before leaving his house, Uday used to take the blessings of his mother by touching her feet. But on the fateful day, he did not even say bye to her and left the house without seeing her.

“Uday’s mother collapsed when she heard that her son’s body was retrieved. A doctor visited the house and checked on her. She has not eaten and has no strength to even talk.”

Bengaluru Development Minister K J George, actor Shivaraj Kumar and several actors, technicians and stuntmen visited the house and paid their final tributes.
Onlooker drowns?

A senior police officer said, “Yellaiah, a resident of Tavarekere went to see the retrieval operation on Tuesday but did not return home. The family members approached the Tavarekere police station and registered a missing complaint. They stated that Yellaiah was watching the rescue operation and a swarm bees started attacking people. While he was trying to escape, he fell into the Thippagondanahalli reservoir and drowned. But this is yet to be ascertained and the police are trying to trace Yellaiah.”