CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu BJP leader and actress Ranjana Nachiyar has been arrested in the case of slapping students in the middle of the road and misbehaving with government bus employees. Mangadu police arrested the actress in the case of beating students who travelled dangerously by hanging on the bus.
BJP functionary Ranjana seen here pulling up the bus conductor for allowing commuters to footboard on a bus in Chennai has been arrested! π€·π»ββοΈπ€·π»ββοΈπ€·π»ββοΈ pic.twitter.com/5cKC58sQ8j
β Akshita Nandagopal (@Akshita_N) November 4, 2023
The incident took place yesterday at Karumbakkam in Chennai. Ranjana, who was travelling in a car, noticed that the students were hanging on to a crowded bus going from Kundrathur to Porur. The actress then stopped the bus and asked the students to get down and beat the students who refused to do so. Ranjana verbally abused the bus staff and asked them to show some responsibility. This footage is widely circulating on social media.
The spree of arrests continues . @RanjanaNachiyar has been arrested for an act she had committed out of genuine concern for the school students . Infact itβs the transport dept and the school education dept ministers who have to be held accountable for this plight despite 70β¦ pic.twitter.com/35fVzxuNEg
β karthik gopinath (@karthikgnath) November 4, 2023
Footage of Ranjana shouting at the police officers who came to her house to arrest her and the actress demanding an arrest warrant is also circulating. Meanwhile, the police say that no arrest warrant has been issued against Ranjana and only an FIR has been registered.