New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday sent son of former BSP MP Ashish Pandey, who was arrested for brandishing pistol at a five-star hotel, to 14-day judicial custody.
Metropolitan magistrate Dharmendra Singh sent the accused to jail till November 5 after the police said that he was not required for further custodial interrogation. The court had earlier rejected his bail plea and issued a non-bailable warrant against him.
The accused had allegedly brandished a pistol at guests of a five-star hotel here threatening them in the foyer, a video of which went viral on the social media.
He hails from Lucknow and is the son of former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Rakesh Pandey. His brother, Ritesh Pandey, is an MLA in Uttar Pradesh.
A plea was filed by the Delhi police which had registered an FIR on the complaint of the assistant security manager of The Hyatt Regency alleging that one person was flagging pistol in his hand in the porch area of the hotel after a tiff with a guest.
A video of the incident, which occurred early on October 14, went viral on social media resulting in public outrage.
It prompted the police to step in and launch a hunt for the accused who had gone missing after the incident.
