3 held for killing cabbie in road rage

The Delhi police has arrested three persons, including a woman, for robbing and killing a 36year-old cab driver in a road-rage incident near the Red Fort in Delhi and then robbing him, said an official on Wednesday, adding that the accused had also shot at a passerby, who witnessed the whole incident.

The accused were identified as Anita a.k.a Ruksar (28), Sajid ((19), and Salman (24).

Sharing the details, the police said that information was received from LNJP hospital on Monday at 1:50 a.m. that Mohammad Shaqib, a resident of Zakir Nagar, had been admitted after receiving gunshot woun-ds, along with one Luv Khush (15), a resident of Palwal.

“During treatment, Shaqib, who had suffered a gunshot injury in his upper abdomen, had succumbed to his injuries,” DCP M.K. Meena said, adding that Khush is undergoing treatment at the hospital.

During the probe, it was revealed that at around 12:00 a.m., a Maruti Wagon-R collided with an e-rickshaw at

Rail Red light.

“The e-rickshaw overturned, leading to an altercation between the WagonR driver and the rickshaw driver. Bystanders intervene, resulting in three men assaulting the Wagon-R driver, stealing his mobile phone, and pickpocketing cash from the rickshaw driver,” said the DCP.

Amidst the commotion, a scooty rider shot Shaqib, the cab driver, and fired towards the gathered public, injuring a bystander. The assailants fled, with two men and a woman on the scooty heading the Chatta towards Old Delhi Railway Station, while the third person escaped in the crowd.

“Through CCTV analysis, the scooty’s number used by the assailant was identified, but upon verification, it was discovered that the assailant had equipped the scooty with a duplicate number,” said the DCP.

The accused were observed taking an autorickshaw, prompting authorities to question auto-rickshaw drivers for leads, which led to discrete information about their possible destination in the Shastri Nagar area.