Overview
- Police say a PCR call on July 23 led them to the blood‑stained cab of 40‑year‑old driver Vijay Kumar, who was rushed to Dr Hedgewar Hospital and declared brought dead.
- Investigators used CCTV footage, call detail records and local intelligence to trace movements from the crime scene to New Seelampur and mount coordinated raids that produced arrests.
- Three suspects were taken into custody — Ayan (20), Sahil (about 19) and a 17‑year‑old recorded as OT — while a fourth identified suspect, Aman, remains absconding and is being hunted.
- Police recovered the alleged murder weapon, the blood‑stained vehicle, blood‑soiled clothing, mobile phones and biological samples and say forensic analysis and interrogations are ongoing.
- Officers say the suspects admitted to conspiring to rob a cab after drinking and to using the Rapido booking; two adults among the arrested have prior robbery/snatching cases which police cited in their statement.