New Delhi, A 40-year-old taxi driver was stabbed to demise by an intoxicated man after he acquired into an argument with the sufferer over the route in Delhi’s Rohini space, a police official mentioned on Saturday.
Taxi driver murdered after trip from Delhi’s Inderlok; accused passenger held
The deceased, recognized as Israfil, had a number of stab wounds on his physique, the official mentioned, including that the accused, Rohit , has been arrested in reference to the case.
The incident got here to gentle on Might 15 when the police obtained details about a automotive with seen bloodstains, deserted in Savda village close to an agricultural subject.
“On reaching the spot, police found the bloodied car, bearing Haryana registration number and a male body lying around 50 metres away in the fields,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Amit Goel mentioned.
Israfil had a number of sharp lower wounds on his brow and arms, together with a deep stab damage on his again, he mentioned.
The physique was later recognized as that of Israfil, and his household knowledgeable police that he labored as a taxi driver.
A case beneath the related part of the BNS was registered at Kanjhawala Police Station.
The household additional knowledgeable the police that Israfil had taken a reserving from Inderlok Metro station round 11 pm the earlier night time, the DCP mentioned.
“Based on the app-based taxi booking details, we traced a suspect named Rohit, a resident of Jhajjar district in Haryana,” the DCP mentioned, including that he was taken into custody, and through interrogation, he confessed to the crime.
Rohit advised police that he had booked Israfil’s cab from Inderlok Metro station to Nizampur village in Haryana. In the course of the trip, he allegedly acquired into an argument with the driving force over the route and, in an intoxicated state, attacked him with a knife.
After stabbing Israfil, Rohit dragged the physique out of the automotive and left it within the fields earlier than fleeing the spot, the DCP added.
Police have recovered the car and are investigating whether or not the homicide was premeditated or triggered purely by the altercation.
The weapon of offence is but to be recovered, the officer mentioned.