New Delhi: The son of a BSP leader from Uttar Pradesh, who allegedly opened fire in a South Delhi bar On Wednesday over a minor altercation with the staff, surrendered to police in the evening.
Vikas Singh, son of BSP leader Chandraveer Singh, allegedly fired from his pistol following an altercation with the staff of the Mocha resto-bar in Nehru Place around 11.45 am, police said.
Vikas had purportedly gone to the bar to recover a handbag of his sister which was lost the night before when they were dining there.
Vikas surrendered to police around 7.30 pm after which he was arrested, Additional DCP Virender Singh said. He was accompanied by his father Chandraveer to the police station.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that Vikas' wife and sister had first gone to the bar asking for their purse and the staff told them that they could not trace it.
After this, Vikas went in with them and had an altercation with the manager and a scuffle with the guard following which he fired from his pistol, police said adding that the bullet hit a wooden board inside the bar.
Later he fled the spot, police said adding the two women were detained for interrogation.
However, Chandraveer told reporters that though his son was present at the resto-bar, he had not opened fire.
"My son, daughter and daughter-in-law had gone there to eat when someone misbehaved with my daughter. Following this, she slapped that person.There was no firing," he said.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 21:39