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Delhi Police Apprehend Six in Fatal Autorickshaw Beating

Their detentions complete the probe into the June 2 RK Puram attack that left a passenger dead

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The stolen autorickshaw was recovered from the accused, police added. (Representational image)

Overview

  • Sushil Kumar (22) and Amit (19) were traced and arrested on July 24 after initial suspects named them in the investigation and they evaded authorities for weeks
  • Four other drivers—Manjeet Chawla, Abhishek Shukla, Anil Kumar and Aman Kumar—had been detained in early June and identified the two main accused
  • Police allege the group intercepted Raj Kumar near a Sarojini Nagar CNG pump, took him to Mazdoor Camp and beat him severely over an alleged auto theft
  • Raj Kumar, 52, was found unconscious and later died at Safdarjung Hospital on June 2 after his son and passersby discovered him on the road
  • Investigators recovered the stolen autorickshaw when the final two suspects were arrested, bringing closure to a case critics say exposed vigilante violence in the city