Tea seller killed in road rage, 2 in police net

A road rage incident in Kalyanpuri, East Delhi, resulted into the death of a man on Holi.

Two bike-borne miscreants allegedly hit a man, identified as Ashish, a tea seller, on his head with a liquor bottle and slit his throat with its broken pieces following a heated argument over a minor accident.

The accused, identified as Pankaj Kumar Sinha (30) and Jeetu (27), were arrested.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Abhishek Dhania said they received a PCR call at the Kalyan Puri police station regarding an attack on a man near NH-24.

“The caller informed us that two bike-borne miscreants assaulted a man with a bottle and slit his throat before fleeing towards Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad,” the DCP said.

After getting information, the police reached the spot and found that the victim was already taken to a hospital. When the cops reached the hospital, they found that the man was declared dead on arrival.

The DCP said an eyewitness, who was present at the hospital, said he along with his friends, including Ashish, was heading home to Khoda after playing Holi.

“When they crossed the NH-24 cut, their motorcycle was hit by another bike approaching from Mandawali. A heated argument followed, during which one of the bikers took out a liquor bottle from his pocket and struck Ashish on the head,” the officer said.

He said the assailant then slit Ashish’s neck with a sharp piece of the bottle, inflicting fatal injuries. Both bike-borne men fled the spot after committing the crime.

A case was registered and further investigation was on. Teams have been formed to probe the matter.

“The accused’s movement was tracked after analysing CCTV and automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) footage, scrutinising call records, leading to the arrest of the two prime suspects, he said.