Daijiworld Media Network – Moodbidri

Moodbidri, Nov 5: The police here arrested and later released Prashanth of Siddakatte, who had staged a protest by parking his two-wheeler in the middle of the road after meeting with an accident allegedly caused by a pothole.

On Monday evening, while Prashanth was travelling on his two-wheeler along Mahaveera College Road, the vehicle's wheel got caught in a pothole, causing it to overturn and leaving him injured.

Blaming the potholes for the accident, he parked his vehicle in the middle of the road, sat on the road and staged a protest, expressing his anger against elected representatives and the police. He demanded that no vehicles be allowed to use the road until the potholes were filled. He also insisted that the MLA and MP visit the spot immediately and witness the condition of the road.

The protest resulted in a long queue of vehicles on the road, causing inconvenience to commuters.

The police registered a suo motu case against him on charges of obstructing traffic and abusing the police inspector and elected representatives. He was arrested on Tuesday and subsequently released.