A political controversy broke out on Tuesday over a mishap allegedly involving Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule’s son Sanket in Nagpur, with the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) demanding to know from the state government as to why it had not taken any action against the accused in the alleged drunken driving case.

A day after an Audi car owned by Bawankules which rammed into several vehicles and injured at least two persons in Nagpur, the Opposition MVA leaders alleged that instead of arresting Sanket in connection with the incident, the police were trying to “shield” him and “suppress” the case.

On a day when Nagpur’s deputy police commissioner Rahul Madane said that contrary to the claims by the Opposition that Sanket was not behind the wheels of the Audi car involved in the mishap, the MVA leaders demanded to know as to why the BJP-led MahaYuti government was going softly against in a road rage case in which the State BJP’s son was allegedly involved.

On his part, State BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule has admitted that the Audi involved in the mishap was registered in his son’s name

Talking to media persons in Nagpur on Tuesday, DCP Madane said  that the police had collected the blood samples of Sanket Bawankule and the driver Arjun Haware – who has been arrested - and sent them for analysis.

The pile-up crash involving Audi occurred around 12.35 am on Monday when the car with 5 occupants, including Sanket Bawankule was speeding along the Ramdaspeth area of Nagpur.

The CCTV footage showed that the Audi rammed into the car owned by one Jitendra Sonkamble, who later lodged the police complaint, and banged into a two-wheeler injuring two persons riding on it.

The Audi later crashed into several other vehicles before grinding to a halt a short distance away.

The police said that occupants in the car, including Sanket, were returning after partying at a bar in the Dharampeth area of the city when the mishap took place.

Accusing the Nagpur police of handling Sanket with kid gloves in the road mishap case, State Congress’ chief spokesperson Atul Londhe alleged that the State BJP chief’s son hit multiple vehicles in Nagpur while driving an Audi car in an intoxicated state.