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Ashish Pandey, former BSP MP's son arrested for brandishing gun at a five-star hotel, granted bail

The Delhi police had on Thursday filed a chargesheet against Ashish Pandey

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A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to former BSP MP's son Ashish Pandey who was arrested for brandishing gun at a five-star hotel's guests here. 

Metropolitan Magistrate Dharmender Singh granted relief to Pandey on furnishing a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and one surety of the like amount.

The Delhi police had on Thursday filed a chargesheet against him. Court sources said that in the chargesheet, Pandey has been accused of intimidating a man and his woman friend with a pistol in his hand.

Pandey had allegedly brandished a pistol at guests of a five-star hotel threatening them in the foyer, a video of which went viral on the social media.

The video of the incident, which occurred early on October 14, resulted in public outrage. It prompted the police to step in and launch a hunt for the accused who had gone missing after the incident. 

An FIR was filed on October 16 at R K Puram police station under various provisions of the IPC and the Arms Act relating to criminal intimidation and misuse of fire arms.

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. 

He surrendered before a Delhi court on October 18. In a video message circulated before his surrender, Pandey stated he was being made a victim of media trial. "I'm being portrayed as if I am a terrorist and the country's police are looking for me. A lookout circular was also issued. I am not denying the incident which occurred that night. I got to know about it after the video went viral. But the incident is being shown from one perspective only in favour of the other person," he said.

Police have said that a case under the Arms Act is made out against the accused. The chargesheet was filed under sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act and sections 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code. 

If convicted, Pandey may be awarded maximum seven years jail term.

(With PTI inputs) 

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