India, March 5 -- Film director Mani Shankar's son was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a case booked against him for allegedly obstructing police officials while performing their duty and assaulting a home guard here, police said.

According to news agency PTI, the incident took place on March 1 when the director's son, 40-year-old Prem Shankar, was driving an electric vehicle. The car got stuck near a junction on Road No. 2, within the Banjara Hills Police Station limits, after its battery drained. The police said that after the car stopped on the main road, it caused traffic congestion. A woman constable and a home guard arrived at the scene and tried to move the vehicle, but Shankar refused to allow them, and pushed aside the ...