Mar 19 2008
Soha Ali Khan Pataudi in trouble for gun license!
After Tiger Pataudi it’s the turn to his daughter Soha Ali Khan to be bounded by law. It is found that the gun used to shoot black deer in Jhajjar by his father Mansur Ali Khan Pattaudi belonged to Soha. Soha is blamed for getting the license of the gun renewed illegally by Gurgaon administration.
Famous cricketer of his time, Pataudi is arrested and gun is seized by the Jhajjar police. Soha apparently finds herself in trouble over the issue of hiding crucial facts such as the gun was used by her father for killing a black buck, which has now been listed among protected species.
The seizure memo of Jhajjar police made on June 5, 2005, states that Soha Ali Khan`s gun, a .22 bore rifle number 91501, was seized by them as the gun was being used by her father for hunting a blackbuck.
Soha was a minor when she had applied for the renewal of the gun license.
The issue rose when Naresh Kadyan, animal rights activist, issued an application under the Right to Information Act in the deputy commissioner’s office in Gurgaon.
Kadyan had stated if the administration had ascertained if the applicant (Soha) was an adult when she moved the application for the gun license.
Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner said that Soha will be interrogated and a notice will be sent to her. It will also be investigated about her age while issuing license for the gun and while renewing the license.
