India, March 19 -- MEERUT The Pilibhit district administration has approved gun licenses for the father and wife of a slain Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) official who was posted at the plant in Badaun. The move follows allegations by the family of threats, administrative inaction, plus an attempted cover-up of the double murder. Harshit Mishra, assistant chief manager, a resident of Puranpur, Pilibhit district, was shot dead along with deputy general manager Sudhir Kumar Gupta on March 12 at the compressed biogas plant operated by HPCL in Sajni village under Musa Jhaag police station. The Naib Tehsildar of Puranpur completed the paperwork for the gun licenses with Mishra's father and wife on Tuesday. District magistrate Gyanendra Singh said the necessary legal proceedings were underway. "Arm licenses would be granted soon to the family of the deceased HPCL officer," he stated. Mishra's immediate family, including his father, mother, wife, and maternal uncle, was escorted under tight security to Badaun....