Madhya Pradesh: BJP MLA’s son fires at man after altercation in Singrauli district, booked; victim hospitalised | Bhopal News

SINGRAULI: A case has been registered against the son of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Madhya Pradesh for allegedly firing at 34-year-old man after altercation.

The accused has been identified as Vivekanand Vaishya, a son of BJP legislator Ram Lallu Vaishya who represents Singrauli assembly constituency.
The victim, Kumar Khairwar, sustained a bullet injury on his right wrist and was admitted to the trauma ward of the district hospital. Police said that his condition is stable.

Following the incident, the police registered a case against 40-year-old Vivekanand Vaishya, reported PTI quoting Morba police station inspector Ashok Singh Parihar.
Vivekanand Vaishya has been booked under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 25 (possessing or carrying any prohibited arms) and 27 (use of arms, ammunition) of the Arms Act, Parihar said.
Police said that the accused was going in his car, when he entered into an altercation with a group of persons over a narrow road near Budhi Mai Mata temple, about 25 km from the district headquarters. Soon, victim Surya Kumar Khairwar joined the group and started arguing with Vaishya. In a fit of rage, the politician’s son fired at Khairwar, in which he was injured, they said.
According to local residents, Khairwar belonged to a tribal community.
Vaishya is currently out on bail in another case, in which he had roughed up a forest guard and opened fire in July last year, another police official said.