Rapido bike driver stabbed to death for resisting robbery attempt in Delhi; 3 held

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Two men were arrested and a juvenile was apprehended for allegedly killing a bike taxi driver after stealing money from him in Delhi’s Rohini area on Tuesday, The Indian Express reported citing police.

The deceased was identified as Rajjab Khan, 30, a Rapido bike driver from Loni in Ghaziabad. The police identified two of the accused as Krissh and Ankit, alias Mogli. According to the report, the duo and the minor were waiting for a friend, who was coming on a Rapido bike, at a park in Rohini’s Sector 17 early on Tuesday morning.

“The associate, who is absconding, suggested that they could rob the driver. At about 4 am, the Rapido bike driver, along with the associate, reached the park. The accused robbed the deceased of Rs 570,” Rajiv Ranjan, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rohini, was quoted by The Indian Express as saying.

The accused then sat on Krissh’s bike and headed towards Sector 26, Rohini, the police said. But, to their surprise, they were chased down by Khan, who intercepted them near a school, the police added.

“At this point, Ankit took out a knife and stabbed Khan, causing his death. All three fled, abandoning Krissh’s motorcycle, which got stuck in a drain,” DCP Ranjan added.

At 6.15 am, the police control room received a call about an accident near Shamshan Ghat Road in Sector 26. When a police team reached the spot, they found Khan’s body on the road, with multiple injuries.

The police were quoted as saying that two motorcycles were recovered—an Apache parked on the roadside and a Hero Passion Pro lying in a drain. One of the bikes was registered in deceased’s name.

While a police team and forensic experts have inspected the spot, the body was sent for a post-mortem. An investigation is underway to ascertain the sequence of events and identify those involved, the police were quoted as saying.