Filmmaker Mani Shankar`s son was recently arrested in Hyderabad in connection with a road rage case booked against him. His son, Prem Shankar, allegedly obstructed police officials while performing their duty and also assaulted a home guard here, according to the police.
Mani Shakar`s son arrested
According to news agency PTI, the incident reportedly took place on March 1 when the director`s 40-year-old son was driving an electric vehicle. The car got stuck after its battery drained, near a junction on Road No. 2, within the Banjara Hills Police Station limits. The police noted that after the car stopped on the main road, it started causing traffic congestion. A woman constable and a home guard arrived at the scene and attempted to move the vehicle. However, Prem Shankar refused to allow them and pushed aside the home guard.
“The constable and the home guard requested Shankar to come out of the car to enable them to shift the car, but he refused to come out and pushed the home guard,” a police official said.
Later, the police reportedly managed to get him outside the car, and the vehicle was shifted from the road. However, he managed to escape. Later that day, a case was registered against Shankar under the relevant sections of BNS. The police further added that he was arrested on Wednesday.
About Mani Shankar
Mani Shankar is originally from Hyderabad and is known for his work as a director, screenwriter and editor in Hindi cinema. He started his filmmaking career with the film Manishi in 1991. However, he later gained wider recognition for his 2002 sleeper hit 16 December. Later, he went on to direct films such as Rudraksh and Tango Charlie. Most recently, he directed the film Hey Kameeni in 2023.
Apart from filmmaking, Mani Shankar has also been credited with introducing hologram technology for political campaigns in India. Additionally, he was involved in designing campaign strategies for several political parties, including work associated with Narendra Modi’s 2012 Gujarat Assembly election campaign. In February 2017, Mani Shankar also launched the first live augmented reality political campaign in the world for Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
