K B Ganesh Kumar MLA and Sudesh Kumar are both under the scannerThiruvananthapuram: K B Ganesh Kumar MLA, who was accused of beating up a car driver and insulting the man's mother, is yet to face criminal charges even though the police hastily filed cases against both parties in a case involving a top police officer’s daughter and a police driver.
A woman from Anchal near Kollam complained to the police that the legislator insulted her and beat up her son on Wednesday. The police have not filed a case against Ganesh Kumar even though it slapped a non-bailable charge on the woman's son. More shockingly, a few top officers reportedly tried to settle the case which earned a lot of bad press for the people's representative.
Sheena, the youth's mother, said that the MLA was furious when their cars came face to face on a narrow road. Though her son backed out, the legislator and his driver got out from the car and rained blows on him, she said. She has also complained to the chief minister, the director general of police and the deputy superintendent of police.
The police have not acted on her complaint so far though they were prompt in following up on the legislator’s complaint, which was filed as an afterthought.
The MLA on Saturday said that politicians would have to face many allegations and refused to comment anything more.
Cop vs cop
Meanwhile, the police were initially hesitant to act when their own colleague, a driver, complained against a superior's daughter. The driver had complained that the daughter of additional director general of police Sudesh Kumar insulted him in the car and hit the back of his neck with her mobile phone.
Though the police finally filed his complaint and slapped a non-bailable charge against the woman, they also accepted a counter-complaint from the latter. While the woman is accused of obstructing a cop from discharging his duties, the driver is accused of attempting to insult the woman.
Kumar’s wife and daughter were travelling in his official car when they had an altercation with the department driver.
Sudesh Kumar has been removed as the head of the armed forces battalion. He will be replaced by S Ananda Krishnan.
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