Cops allowed to detain, grill Vikram Goud

Hyderabad: The court has issued a warrant against Youth Congress leader M. Vikram Goud in connection with the shooting case. The court allowed the police to take Goud into custody and question him. The police had booked a case against him under the Arms Act and for conspiracy. Two more suspects involved in the case are absconding. On June 28 morning Vikram Goud staged an attack on himself with the help of five others, including a shooter. The prime motive was to gain sympathy in his constituency so that he could get an MLA ticket in the next election. He also wanted a gun licence and make the police go after his enemies.  

Goud had invested crores in mining projects in Odisha and has huge debts. He thought he could gain the sympathy of his financiers through the drama, police officials said a day after they arrested five people in connection with the shooting. Goud planned the attack and paid Rs 5 lakh as advance to the suspects. He agreed to pay '50 lakh if the plan was successful. He took them to his home and made them survey the area.  

Goud told shooter Raees Khan to fire three times as three was his lucky number. The plan was to fire at the right and left shoulders. As per the plan, the third bullet was intended to brush pass the right side of the stomach. But as Vikram panicked after the two shots the third bullet pierced his stomach and got stuck in the spinal cord.