A 26-year-old man working as a driver allegedly murdered his employer’s five-year-old son in an act of revenge in Narela. The family had filed a missing complaint at the Narela Industrial Area Police Station after the child disappeared. The boy was later found covered in blood inside a locked room at the driver’s rented apartment. The accused had fled the scene. The child was rushed to the hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries. Police have launched an investigation and begun a search for the accused responsible for the murder of the innocent boy.
The incident occurred on Tuesday when a five-year-old boy was found dead after allegedly being murdered by his family’s driver in the Narela area. The child’s family, who own a transportation firm, reported him missing after he disappeared while playing outside the house. A missing person complaint was lodged at around 3:30 p.m. at the Narela Industrial Area Police Station. During the search operation, the boy was discovered unconscious and covered in blood inside a locked room of the driver’s rented apartment. He was immediately rushed to the nearest hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. The accused had fled the scene following the murder. Police launched an investigation and arrested the driver on Wednesday. A preliminary post-mortem report indicated that the child was attacked with bricks and a knife. The detailed autopsy report is still awaited. Investigators have also recovered bricks from one of the transportation vehicles allocated to the driver. CCTV footage and statements from locals some of whom confirmed seeing the accused carrying the child are currently being examined.
The DCP confirmed:
The preliminary investigation has revealed that the boy’s father, the complainant, owns seven to eight transport vehicles and had employed two drivers — the accused and Wasim. Both drivers had an argument, after which Wasim informed the employer. Angered by this, the accused kidnapped and killed the employer’s son.
According to the police, the murder was an act of revenge stemming from a dispute between the drivers. Prior to the crime, the accused reportedly had a heated altercation with another driver, Wasim. Both men were allegedly intoxicated at the time of the argument. Following the confrontation, Wasim complained to their employer, after which the driver was reprimanded and allegedly slapped. Enraged and seeking retaliation, the accused is believed to have kidnapped his employer’s five-year-old son and brutally murdered him.
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