Mini lorry driver arrested for not giving way to minister's car

CHALAKUDY: Police have arrested the driver of a mini lorry that did not allow the minister's vehicle to pass. The arrested person has been identified as Kaipamangalam native Sooraj. Sooraj was arrested for not allowing Minister Bindu's vehicle to pass and for speaking provocatively.

The incident took place on the service road of Chalakudy Municipal Junction on the National Highway. The minister was travelling on the service road from Ernakulam to Irinjalakuda. He did not bother to give way for the minister's vehicle despite constant honking from the car. Upon reaching the signal junction, Sooraj got out of the mini lorry and started hurling abuses at the minister's vehicle. Following this, he was taken to the police station, arrested and released on bail.