Vinay Srivastva, 30, was discovered dead at the home of Union Minister Kaushal Kishore in Begariya Khal, Lucknow’s Thakurganj Police Station, revealed on Friday.
The victim is said to be a friend of minister Kaushal Kishore’s son Vikas Kishore, and the pistol found at the crime scene is said to be licensed in his name.
“An FIR is being registered after a complaint was filed by the deceased’s brother Vikas Srivastava who has alleged his brother was murdered,” said Rahul Raj, deputy commissioner of police, south district.
“The young man had injury marks on his head. A pistol has also been found,” Raj said, adding that the pistol is said to belong to Kishore, the minister’s son.