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DTC Bus Driver Killed After Wedding-Procession Dispute, Police Arrest One Suspect

Unions demand Rs 1 crore compensation for his family.

Overview

  • Delhi Police said four attackers were identified in the Rohini case and one, Rahul, a private sanitation worker, is in custody as three remain at large.
  • The clash began around 11 pm when a DTC electric bus and an Alto were stuck on a congested one-way stretch outside a banquet at Shiv Chowk during a wedding procession.
  • Witnesses said the car driver called relatives, who dragged Vikas from the bus and beat him unconscious; bystander Suraj and conductor Umesh were injured trying to help.
  • Vikas, 27, a native of Jhajjar, was taken to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital and later Safdarjung Hospital, where police confirmed he died on Sunday.
  • DTC employees blocked Urban Extension Road-II and held strikes, and the family staged a highway protest with the body, pressing for strict action and workplace safety.