Cops raid hideouts of BSP leader’s son, fail to nab him

Lucknow, October 17

Delhi and UP police teams raided several places on Wednesday after a Delhi court issued a non-bailable warrant against former BSP MP’s son Ashish Pandey but failed to trace him. Pandey is on the run after brandishing a gun at a five-star hotel in New Delhi.

“Raids have been carried out at various places and we will be able to arrest him soon,” said Anand Kumar, Additional Director General (Law and Order).

Pandey is wanted after a video clip surfaced on social media, showing him in confrontation with two other guests in the foyer of Delhi’s Hyatt Regency hotel on Saturday night.

The Delhi Police have also issued a show-cause notice to the hotel for alleged negligence. Pandey, who is a realtor, hails from Lucknow and is the son of former BSP MP Rakesh Pandey. His brother, Ritesh Pandey, is an MLA in UP.

Gaurav Kanwar, an ex-Congress MLA’s son who was allegedly threatened by Pandey, told the police that he was too scared to approach them immediately after the incident.

He said he was abused by some people when he escorted his woman friend to a hotel washroom when she took ill during dinner. When the two were waiting for their car, Pandey and his friends again approached them. “I will kill you,” Pandey allegedly told him. — PTI