Union Minister Prahlad Patel’s son arrested for assaulting duo

Bhopal: An FIR has been registered against Prabal Patel, son of Union Minister Prahlad Patel, his cousin and others over a ‘murderous’ assault on two youths in Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh.

The victims, Himanshu Rathore and Rahul Rajput, in their complaint, have claimed that Prabal and his cousin Monu assaulted them following a dispute. Police have lodged a case against Prabal, Monu and 10 of their associates.

Prabal even allegedly fired a shot which hit Rathore in the hand. He even tried to open fire at Rajput, but missed his target. The accused were on the run till reports last came in. Monu is the son of former BJP minister Jalam Singh Patel, who is a brother of Prahlad Patel.