JOIN USTwo teenagers shot dead a 51-year-old Uber cab driver after an altercation in west Delhi’s Mundka on Wednesday. The juveniles were detained on Friday with the help of details provided in Uber app, police said.
The taxi was found on Thursday and driver Kuldeep Thakur’s body recovered near Hiran Kudna village in Mundka on Friday. There were bloodstains on the driver’s seat and the number plate was missing.
According to the police, the class 11 students — one 16-year-old and the other 17 — had booked Thakur’s cab at 4 pm on Wednesday. The booking was made from west Delhi’s Najafgarh.“Thakur sustained two gunshot wounds. His body was dumped after which the boys left with the car,” said Joint Commissioner of Police (Southwestern Range) Deependra Pathak.
The boys told police that they had an argument with Thakur as he was not aware of the roads in west Delhi. The boys also made fun of Thakur’s hometown.The argument led to a scuffle in which Thakur was shot in his head and neck.
Police were informed by locals after the taxi was found parked on a road for hours in Najafgarh. A team of local police tracked the last users of the taxi. On being questioned, the boy who booked the taxi confessed to have killed Thakur.
The two boys then led the police team to the spot where Thakur’s body was dumped. The accused do not have any criminal record. Currently, the investigators are trying to find out the source of the firearm used by the boys.
“Our thoughts are with the family of our driver-partner, the victim of this mindless violence. We have pro-actively shared details with the police to assist them with their investigation,” said Uber North India general manager Gagan Bhatia.