A 12th standard student, Aditya Sachdeva, was shot dead in Gaya by Rocky Kumar Yadav, the son of JD(U) MLA Manorama Devi, last Sunday. He was killed because he overtook the SUV Rocky was driving, along with his friends. They were allegedly drunk.

As soon as the news of the incident spread across the media, India once again came face to face with a familiar question.

Are the children of politicians in this country above the law?

Here’s a list of the 8 such incidents. Some of the accused continue to be an active threat to society: