Five persons were injured when a sport utility vehicle (SUV) allegedly driven by a BJP MLA’s son hit them in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district, police said. 

A case was registered against Dinesh Lodhi, the son of MLA Pritam Lodhi, after the incident around 7.30 pm on Thursday, they said. The SUV, a Mahindra Thar, first hit a motorbike from behind, injuring friends Sanjay Parihar, Ashish Parihar and Anshul Parihar who were on their way to Dhanra village, said Karera police station in-charge Vinod Chavai.