Lucknow: In a brazen display of 'goondaism', a brother of a Samajwadi Party MLA on Monday shot dead a man over a petty issue in Uttar Pradesh.

The incident happened in the state's Balrampur.

As per reports, MLA Jagram Paswan's brother shot dead the man just because he overtook his car.

CNN-IBN reported that a case of murder has been registered in connection with the incident.

The accused is absconding as of now, reports added.