Son of Union minister held for attempt to murder

Anup Dutta
Bhopal, June 18

Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel’s son has been arrested in connection with a murderous attack on a Home Guard and a group of villagers near Bailhai village in Narsinghpur district of the state. Seven persons were injured in the incident.

On Monday evening, Himanshu Rathore of Nauni village and his friend Rahul Rajput arrived at Kamod village for a wedding. On their way back, as the two reached village Bailhai, a group led by Prabal and his cousin Monu, the son of former Madhya Pradesh minister Jalam  Singh Patel, allegedly hurled abuses at them. 

When they objected, they were reportedly thrashed. Some villagers and a Home Guard intervened and a clash ensued in which a gunshot was fired, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDOP) PS Balre told the media. Seven persons, including Home Guard Ishwar Rai were injured.

The Union minister's nephew, Monu Patel, whose father is a sitting BJP MLA, has also been booked in the case, but not arrested yet. A case against Prabal, Monu and others was filed on the complaint of a Nauni resident under sections 147,148, 149, 307, 305, 294, 323, 324 and 427 of the IPC.