Ludhiana, June 13 -- The brother of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) district vice president and his aide were arrested on Thursday night for allegedly opening fire outside a tavern over a trivial dispute involving a snack bill of Rs.90.

Police said the accused, who were allegedly in an inebriated state, fired two rounds from a licensed revolver following an altercation with the tavern owner over non-payment of the bill. No one was injured in the firing, the police added.

The arrested accused were identified as Rajan Sharma, a resident of Basant Nagar and brother of BJP district vice president Mahesh Dutt Sharma, and his relative Ankush Sharma of Dhai Marla Colony.

A complaint against the duo was filed by Aakash, owner of a liquor vend a...