Panic gripped Sohrabgate locality of Meerut when former minister Hazi Yakub Qureshi’s son and his guards clashed with a distant relative and others on Sunday evening. As per reports, Bilal of Sohrabgate area of Meerut submitted an application with Kotwali police station charging that former minister Yakub Qureshi’s son Feroze aka Bhura on Sunday came on a four-wheeler and hit his father who was standing with him outside their residence. Bilal alleged that when he objected, Bhura, his security guards and his associates assaulted them. He said that when his mother came to their rescue, the accused shetoo was not spared and roughed up and robbed of her chain. Bilal said that later the miscreants left the scene but threatened them with their lives if they dared to complain to the police. Reacting to the allegations, Qureshi said that Bilal was engaged in fraud and is cheating locals in lieu of facilitating passports to them. Qureshi said that Bilal also cheated him and three days before Eid, he came to his house and for getting passport for Qureshi’s daughter, he took Rs 1.30 lakh. Qureshi said that Bilal later did nothing and when his son asked to either getthe passport or return the money, Bilal created a scene on Sunday evening and lodged a fake case against his son and others. Qureshi said that his four-wheeler was also damaged by the accused. The former ministeralso submitted an application for lodging a cross FIR against Bilal and others. The police said that they were probing the matter and if charges were found to be true, then action would be taken. Sources menahile said that the police called both parties and counselled them to reach at a compromise.