A 20-year-old youth was shot dead allegedly by JD(U) MLC Manorama Devi’s son Rocky for overtaking his vehicle near police line in Bihar’s Gaya district, triggering protests in the area.
A friend of the deceased alleged, “We tried overtaking their car, but they started firing shots in the air. They assaulted my friends, fired shots because of which my friend died.”
Devi’s husband Bindeshwari Prasad Yadav alias Bindi Yadav and her security guard Rajesh Kumar were arrested in connection with the incident.
DIG, Magadh Range, Saurabh Kumar said the incident took place last night as JD(U) MLC’s son Rocky Kumar Yadav and his men were travelling in a MUV which intercepted a SUV in which Aditya Kumar Sachdeva (20) was travelling along with four friends from Bodh Gaya to Gaya town.
Apart from Rocky, his friend and Rajesh Kumar, bodyguard of Bihar police provided to Manorama Devi was also in the Land Rover.
Rocky, who was driving the SUV tried to overtake the Swift in which Aditya and his friends were traveling but was unable to do so. Angered by this, Rocky sped his SUV, overtook Aditya’s car and stopped.
An infuriated Rocky along with his friends and bodyguard started brutally thrashing up the four friends. Soon Rocky pulled out his pistol from the SUV and started firing in the air. Trembling, the four friends tried to escape in their car when Rocky fired at the car which hit in Aditya head and he died on the spot.
The guard has told the police that the bullet that hit Aditya was not fired from his rifle but from Rocky’s personal revolver. “It would have got fired accidentally while the two fought,” he said.
Mr Yadav has alleged that his son was beaten up by Aditya and his friend, who he claimed were drunk. However, he admitted that Rocky carried a licensed revolver with him. “It must have happened in the fight while he was defending himself,” he said.
Mr Yadav was jailed in a sedition case in the past. In a separate incident, 6000 rounds of ammunition of a banned weapon were recovered from him in 2011.
