Case against Union Minister Suresh Gopi for traveling to the event in an ambulance – Kerala News

The Kerala Police have filed a case against Union Minister Suresh Gopi for misusing an ambulance to reach the Thrissur Pooram festival ground.

Thrissur Pooram is a famous annual temple festival celebrated in Kerala.

The case has been registered under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Motor Vehicle Act.

On the same day Gopi traveled by ambulance, there were allegations that the Thrissur Pooram had been deliberately disturbed.

The Opposition has alleged that the Pooram was disrupted to help Gopi, who was then the BJP candidate for the Lok Sabha elections from Thrissur constituency.

Authorities are currently investigating the allegations of disruption.

Earlier, Gopi demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the allegations leveled against him regarding the misuse of an ambulance to travel to the festival site.

“This disruption in Pooram will boomerang. Contrary to Surendran’s (BJP state president) claim, I did not reach the spot in an ambulance. I arrived in a private car, the district president’s personal vehicle. If someone claims to have seen me in an ambulance they should clarify whether it was a real sight or an illusion. To find out the truth, Kerala’s police led by Pinarayi will not be enough. I am ready to face it Many, including former and current ministers in Kerala, are afraid of being questioned,” news agency ANI said in its report.

However, he later retracted his statement, explaining that he had to use the ambulance because his vehicle was attacked by assailants. During the attack, Gopi reported that his legs were injured.

(Input from ANI)