Kochi: Kalamassery police on Tuesday arrested a lorry driver for reckless driving after he obstructed actor and former Rajya Sabha MP Suresh Gopi's vehicle. The accused is Bharath S, a native of Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu.
Police said Bharath was in an inebriated condition when he obstructed the car in which Suresh Gopi was travelling. The police registered a case suo motu against him and impounded his tanker lorry.
The incident happened at Thoshiba Junction near Kalamassery around 1 am on Tuesday. Suresh Gopi was returning from Kakkanad after paying last respects to actor Kollam Sudhi who was killed in a road accident.
Suresh Gopi contacted the police control room after Bharath kept driving his lorry in a dangerous manner refusing to give way for the former’s car to overtake it. The police intercepted the lorry at Angamaly and took Bharath into custody.
Sub Inspector Subair V A and CPO Sarath detained the drunk driver based on instructions from Circle Inspector Vipin Das. The seized vehicle was handed over to the court.
