Film director Mani Shankar's son, Prem Shankar, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly obstructing police officials and assaulting a home guard in a road rage incident in Hyderabad.
According to reports, the incident occurred on March 1 when Prem Shankar's electric vehicle got stuck on Road No. 2 within the Banjara Hills Police Station limits due to a drained battery.
A woman constable and a home guard arrived at the scene to move the vehicle, but Shankar refused to allow them and pushed the home guard.
The police managed to get him outside the car, and the vehicle was shifted from the road, but Shankar managed to escape. A case was registered against him under the relevant sections of BNS.
Mani Shankar, a noted film director, screenwriter, and editor, began his career in 1991 with the film Manishi and gained fame with the 2002 sleeper hit 16 December.
