Bihar road rage: 'Strict action irrespective of stature,' assures Deputy CM Tejaswi Yadav

With a class 12 student being shot dead by a Janata Dal (United) MLC's son in a road rage case late last night, Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Tejasvi Yadav on Sunday said that action against the accused will be taken irrespective of his stature. "We'll take strict action irrespective of stature," Tejashwi Yadav said.

Earlier, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav also condemned the killing and called for stringent probe in the matter. 

A 20-year-old youth was shot dead allegedly by the son of a woman JD(U) legislator in a road rage incident near Gaya, triggering protests by the BJP. 

Aditya Kumar Sachdeva, a class 12 student, was shot dead allegedly by Rocky Kumar Yadav, the son of JD(U) MLC, following a scuffle between the youngster and his friends over overtaking their Range Rover SUV near the police lines on Saturday evening.

The Gaya Police have arrested the JD (U) MLC's husband Bindi Yadav and the legislator's bodyguard for allegedly helping the culprit escape.