Hyderabad: YSR Congress MP PV Midhun Reddy, who was accused of assaulting a senior staff of Air India on November 26 last year, was arrested on Saturday, January 16 on assault charges nearly two months after the incident.
He was arrested from Chennai airport. Reddy was produced before a court in Srikala, from where he was sent to 14-day judicial custody.
Reddy, a Lok Sabha MP from Rajampet in Andhra Pradesh, was caught on camera while assaulting a manager of Air India following an argument to accomodate his relative in the flight after the boarding time was over.
Based on the CCTV footage of the assault, an FIR was lodged against Reddy.
According to media reports, the incident took place after Mithun along with some of his relatives, reached the Tirupati airport just 20 to 25 minutes before the flight’s departure and AI Manager Rajasekhar refused to issue boarding pass as the passengers have to report atleast 45 minutes before the flight timing.
Angry over being denied boarding pass, Reddy allegedly slapped the manager after a heated argument.
