Youth files complaint against Tamil actor Suriya for 'assault'

A complaint has been filed against Tamil superstar Suriya in an alleged case of assault, where he has been accused of attacking a youth who was having an altercation with a woman.

The complainant is a first division football player named Premkumar, who claims that he and his friend were travelling on a bike, when the car in front of them stopped suddenly, which made them lose control and slam into the rear end of the car.

The driver of the car, who was a woman, came out and began scolding them for rash driving, following which some people also reportedly came in support of the youth.

Surya, who was driving by, reportedly stopped by and intervened in the altercation which further heated up the situation and resulted in the actor allegedly slapping the youth, asking why he was fighting.

The actor has however denied attacking the boys and has claimed that he saw the boys manhandling the women, which is when he tried to rescue her and intervened.

Premkumar has filed a complaint at the Shastri Nagar police station and an FIR is yet to be registered in the matter. 

The actor's manager has issued a statement saying, "The two youngsters in a bike had hit an old lady near Adyar and were harassing her when Suriya passed that location. He stopped his car and intervened, questioning the two youngsters. Suriya had immediately informed the police about this incident and then left. He had also left his assistant on the spot to assist the police. But taking advantage of Suriya's absence, the two youths filed a false complaint against Suriya."