Bihar: Minister's son kills youth for 'overtaking', Tejaswi assures action

Patna : 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.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav also strongly condemned the incident.

"This was a heinous act, the police should investigate the matter strictly and should take strict action against the guilty," Lalu said.

Read: Bihar road rage: 19-year-old shot dead by minister's son for 'overtaking'

A 20-year-old youth was shot dead 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 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.