Gaya road rage: 'Good shooter' Rocky to lose licence? Rifle Association slaps show-cause notice

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Patna: Rakesh Ranjan Yadav alias Rocky, who was arrested by Bihar police on charges of killing a class 12 student in Gaya last week, is registered with the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) and was given the tag 'renowned shot' by the rifle body.

Talking to reporters today, the NRAI president said the rifle body has issued a show-cause notice to Rocky after coming to know about his outrageous action which has attributed to him and has asked him why his membership should not be terminated.

"As per the rules, Rocky has been given a 15-day time to present his story. The individual membership committee will take a call on whether to accept his explanation or not," NRAI president said.

Disclosing further, the NRAI president said, "Rocky Yadav was indeed a good shooter. He had earned the tag of 'renowned shot' which means he knew how to handle a weapon and fire with much more accuracy."

According to report, Rocky is a life time member of NRAI and the notice could mean that the JDU leader Bindi Yadav's son loses his weapon licence and other priviledges that comes along with rifle body's membership.

Last week on May 7 night, Rocky, in a fit of rage, shot dead a teenaged, Aditya Sachdev after he overtook his Land Rover with his vehicle. Rocky's mafia father Bindi Yadav from his house while an arrest warrant has been issued against his mother and JDU MLC Manorama Devi under the new state Excise law’2016. A Beretta pistol, which the police said was used to commit the crime and was registered in Rocky’s name, has also been recovered.