UP road rage: Youths try to stop minister Sanjeev Kumar Gond’s convoy over 'overtaking'; 1 held, 2 on run

VARANASI: One person has been arrested, and a search for two others is on, following an altercation over "overtaking" the escort vehicle of Uttar Pradesh minister of state for Social Welfare, Sanjeev Kumar Gond, in Sonbhadra district, officials said on Friday.Superintendent of police (SP) Abhishek Verma stated that Gond and Sanjeev Kumar Tripathi, a district panchayat member, were travelling from Robertsganj to Dala on Thursday evening when an altercation occurred near Chopan. The dispute involved occupants of another car and the police escort accompanying the minister.According to Verma, the confrontation arose over an overtaking maneuver. Tripathi claimed that some youths attempted to stop the minister's vehicle.

When the driver did not comply, they allegedly struck both the minister's car and the escort vehicle with their hands."Had the vehicle stopped, the situation could have escalated further," Tripathi claimed.After the incident, police in Chopan was alerted; they began checking vehicles in the area.Officials said that during the search, police arrested Ankit Mishra, a resident of Dudhi, who was allegedly driving the car involved in the incident.

Two other passengers from the same vehicle, Shubham Soni and Pankaj Agrahari, also residents of Dudhi, managed to flee and are currently being sought by police, officials added.A case has been registered against the accused under the relevant sections, and their vehicle has been seized.(With agency inputs)