Drunk driving: Politician's son runs over people, kills 3

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Lucknow: A drunk teenager rammed into a tea shop in Lucknow, killing three people and injuring four.

Son of Samajwadi Party MLA Shaheen Fatima, 19-year-old Kasif Abbas was driving the car. Several beer cans were allegedly found inside the vehicle. Police say Kasif, a student at a private management institute in Delhi, allegedly did not have a diving license and was driving his mother's car with a red beacon.

A case of reckless driving has been registered against him and he has been arrested.

In the early hours of Saturday, the teenager allegedly drunk, drove his Tata Safari on to a pavement in Lucknow, ramming a small tea shop.

There was just a minor dent in the car, however, for the shop-owner, Shanti Devi, it was a tragedy in which she lost her son and two relatives.

“Who will help us now? I will commit suicide before chief minister Mayawati,” says Shanti Devi.

"No red light can be used by a private person,” says IG-zone, Lucknow, AK Jain.

A case has also been registered against the owner of the vehicle that the boy was driving.