Arms licence of Union Minister’s son cancelled after police report
The Hindu
The arms licence of Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore’s son Vikas Kishore was cancelled on Thursday by the Lucknow District Magistrate following a police report.
The arms licence of Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore’s son Vikas Kishore was cancelled on Thursday by the Lucknow District Magistrate following a police report. Mr. Vikas was booked under Section 30 of the Arms Act (punishment for contravention of licence or rule) on September 2, after a 30-year-old man was shot dead at his home in in the Thakurganj area of Lucknow.
The deceased, identified as Vinay Shrivastava, was shot in the head with a pistol registered with the Minister’s son. The police also arrested three other accused, identified as Ankit Verma, Shamim alias Baba and Ajay Rawat, and said the murder took place over a gambling dispute.
Mr. Kishore, who is a two-time Lok Sabha member from Mohanlalganj, and his son came under severe criticism from the Opposition parties who demanded a high-level inquiry over the incident. The deceased’s brother also demanded a probe over the role of the Minister’s son. The Union Minister categorically denied that his son was present in the house when the incident took place.