BJP MLA’s brother shoots son dead over financial dispute in MP’s Ujjain
A BJP MLA’s brother shot his 30-year-old son dead with a licensed gun following a dispute in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain on Monday morning, police said.
The incident occurred in Makdon tehsil around 9.15 am, an official said.
BJP MLA Satish Malviya’s elder brother, Mangal, shot his son with a 12-bore licensed gun, Additional Superintendent of Police Rural, Nitesh Bhargava said.
He added Mangal had a dispute with his son Arvind about taking money from the family’s grocery store. Following a heated argument, he opened fire.
Arvind died on the spot, and his body was sent for post-mortem, the official said, adding that the accused has been taken into custody for questioning.
Satish is the BJP MLA from the Ghatiya seat in Ujjain district.
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