Malayalam superstar Mammooty wrote, "Shocking and Heartbreaking to know that Puneeth is no more. It is a huge loss for the film fraternity. My deepest condolences to Puneeth's family and loved ones."
He has been a BJP MP from Karnataka and after the video was made to social media, he has filed a complaint with the cybercrime police and called the video a 'deep fake'.
Kollegal N Mahesh was elected to the state assembly in the 2018 assembly polls on BSP's ticket and nearly two years of being ousted from the party, he has joined the BJP in Bengaluru.
In the morning hours of Thursday, Rekha was distributing food packets at Anjanappa garden during which three men had attacked with machetes and hacked her to death.
The plant is run by a Taiwan-based company and it manufactures iPhones. Along with iPhones, Wistron also manufactures IT products for Lenovo and Microsoft.
The human rights watchdog said, "This is the latest in the incessant witch-hunt of human rights organizations by the Government of India over unfounded and motivated allegations".