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Delhi DTC Driver Killed in Wedding-Procession Road Rage as Police Arrest One

Police have identified four assailants, with raids underway to find the remaining suspects.

Overview

  • The 27-year-old driver, Vikas, was dragged from his bus and fatally beaten late Saturday near Shiv Chowk in Rohini after a passage dispute with an Alto driver.
  • A passerby, Suraj, who intervened, was injured, and the bus conductor Umesh filed the complaint that led to an FIR under culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
  • Police arrested Rahul, described by officials as a private sanitation worker, and are analyzing CCTV footage while questioning him about the others.
  • DTC staff blocked Urban Extension Road-II and drivers at the Rohini depot struck work, while the victim’s family staged a highway protest demanding arrests and compensation.
  • Relatives said Vikas, from Haryana’s Jhajjar district, was the sole breadwinner, and unions sought ₹1 crore for his family and stronger protections for drivers.