Our Correspondent / Gaya

rockeyRockey Yadav, the son of a ruling party leader in Bihar, was arrested last night, 48 hours after he allegedly shot dead a teenager for overtaking his SUV. Rocky, 24, is the son of Manorama Devi, a lawmaker of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JDU or Janata Dal United.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Gaya, Garima Malick told media persons that Rockey has confessed his involvement in the murder of Aditya Sachdeva. She said, a foreign made pistol used in murder has been recovered. License of the firearms was issued from Delhi. The SSP said more arrests are possible in the case as names of some other accomplices have surfaced in investigation.

Earlier, his father – husband of JDU MLC Manorama Devi was detained in the murder case. Rockey Yadav allegedly shot dead a student over a road rage incident last saturday night in police line area under Rampur police station of the district.