BJP MP and Union Minister Suresh Gopi’s son, Madhav Suresh and Congress leader Vinod Krishna were taken into police custody in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram after the two got involved in a road-rage incident.
As per reports, citing bystanders, Madhav appeared to be under the influence of alcohol.
What exactly happened?
The BJP MP’s son was travelling from Sasthamangalam to Vellayambalam when his car came head-to-head with Vinod Krishna’s vehicle, which had just taken a U-turn from the opposite side.
With barely any space left for other cars to squeeze past, tempers flared between Madhav and Vinod Krishna, leading to a heated argument.
Police arrived at the scene shortly after receiving information about the road-rage. While some bystanders claimed Madhav seemed to be under the influence of alcohol, tests later confirmed he was sober.
Meanwhile, Suresh Gopi’ son told officers he had seen Vinod Krishna driving while on the phone, mentioned a report by India Today.
Police release Suresh, Vinod Krishna
Following a police mediation, Vinod Krishna said he did not wish to pursue the matter and wrote a statement. Both were released.
‘No complaints against Vinod Krishna…’
Referring to the altercation, Madhav Suresh took to his Instagram account on Friday, stating that there are no complaints against the Congress leader.
He posted: “There are no complaints against Vinod Krishna, Sir, as we both understood what we did wrong to each other and he also knows how he initiated the situation.”
The BJP MP’s son further alleged that “like a bad apple among a bunch, our wonderful police force has some bad apples too, and one of them, in spite of Vinod sir not having a complaint, wanted to make sure cameras captured me getting into a police jeep.”
