Delhi: Minor among six nabbed for murder of taxi driver while on way to Jaipur

NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old taxi driver was allegedly abducted and murdered after being lured into accepting an offline booking for Jaipur, police remarked on Friday.

Key points

• The investigation led to the apprehension of a 16-year-old juvenile and the arrest of five others-Anil Jat, Kalu Ram, Sumit, Mangal Deep alias Sanu and Arjun Rinwa.
• The deceased has been identified as Ashish Pal, a resident of Auraiya in Uttar Pradesh.
• Pal is remarked to have accepted an offline booking for a ride from Sarita Vihar to Jaipur, a senior police officer stated.
• The Delhi Police has arrested five individuals and detained a juvenile for the killing.
• During the investigation, police analysed the footage of CCTV cameras installed at the booking point, highways, toll plazas and other relevant locations.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Police has arrested five individuals and detained a juvenile for the killing. The investigation so far has made public that the accused had conspired to rob him after running out of capital, police noted.

Meanwhile, the deceased has been identified as Ashish Pal, a resident of Auraiya in Uttar Pradesh. The matter first came to light when the incident was initially documented as a Zero FIR at the Mokhampura police station in Jaipur Rural in Rajasthan on July 20. It was subsequently transferred to the Sarita Vihar police station in Delhi, where an FIR was registered.

Pal is remarked to have accepted an offline booking for a ride from Sarita Vihar to Jaipur, a senior police officer stated. It was during the journey that the accused fatally assaulted him, before taking away the vehicle & his belongings and dumping his body in a forested area.

During the investigation, police analysed the footage of CCTV cameras installed at the booking point, highways, toll plazas and other relevant locations. Technical surveillance was additionally employed to reconstruct the movement of the vehicle and the accused, police noted.

Notably, the investigation led to the apprehension of a 16-year-old juvenile and the arrest of five others-Anil Jat, Kalu Ram, Sumit, Mangal Deep alias Sanu and Arjun Rinwa. Interrogation of the arrested accused made public that they had conspired to rob him as they were running short of capital. During the journey, a dispute broke out over the fare and they assaulted the driver before strangling him. They disposed of his body near Mokhampura, . Meanwhile, the accused additionally employed the victim's phone and tried to withdraw funds with his ATM card.

Taken together, the developments around delhi: Minor among six nabbed for murder of taxi driver while on point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.