Overview
- Bindhu Menon accused Transport Minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar of infidelity, saying she caught him at the Valakom home and has visuals on her phone.
- She alleged the minister’s staff tried to seize her phone and restrain her after she called the 112 helpline for assistance.
- The police response drew criticism, and State Police Chief Ravada Chandrasekhar said an inquiry into officers’ handling of the call is underway.
- Menon said Tuesday she will not pursue the complaint after the minister apologized, calling her earlier statements an emotional outburst.
- Ganesh Kumar met the chief minister, rejected calls to quit as a political witch-hunt, and faces continued demands for removal citing a 2013 precedent.