NEW DELHI: Seeking two strangers' help to find his missing son cost a truck driver his life within hours of arriving in Delhi on Thursday evening.
Krishan Meena (40) had brought cargo from Rajasthan and planned to drive on to Barabanki, to drop his son and wife at her parents' place. But the family's trip took a tragic turn when the seven-year-old boy, Rahul, went missing.
Meena's wife, Pappi Devi, told police that while he was away unloading the truck, Rahul strayed away from where he was playing. The couple started looking for him along Ma Anandmayee Marg in the Okhla area and reached a secluded spot where they met the two men, later identified as brothers Dheeraj and Rakesh Arora who are Gramin Sewa drivers. They ignored Meena's question about seeing Rahul on the road.
When he asked again, they abused him and told him to move on. Meena objected, saying he was seeking help to find his child. At this, the duo flew into a rage and allegedly rained blows with a rod on his head and face. They also hit Devi when she tried to stop them.
The brothers fled leaving Meena in a pool of blood and Devi crying for help. A police patrol found them on the road and rushed Meena to hospital, but he died of internal injuries and excessive bleeding.
DCP (southeast) R P Meena said they registered an FIR for murder and sent a team to find the killers based on the description Devi had provided them. A guard had seen one of the fleeing men sleeping in parked Gramin Sewa autos earlier, and this information proved useful in narrowing the search.
Rakesh Arora was caught first at night and led police to Dheeraj. PCR staff also found Rahul in the Pul Prahladpur area.
During questioning, the accused told police they had been drinking in their auto when Meana approached them. They got irritated, they said, when he asked them about Rahul again as they felt he was accusing them of kidnapping him.
Krishan Meena (40) had brought cargo from Rajasthan and planned to drive on to Barabanki, to drop his son and wife at her parents' place. But the family's trip took a tragic turn when the seven-year-old boy, Rahul, went missing.
Meena's wife, Pappi Devi, told police that while he was away unloading the truck, Rahul strayed away from where he was playing. The couple started looking for him along Ma Anandmayee Marg in the Okhla area and reached a secluded spot where they met the two men, later identified as brothers Dheeraj and Rakesh Arora who are Gramin Sewa drivers. They ignored Meena's question about seeing Rahul on the road.
When he asked again, they abused him and told him to move on. Meena objected, saying he was seeking help to find his child. At this, the duo flew into a rage and allegedly rained blows with a rod on his head and face. They also hit Devi when she tried to stop them.
The brothers fled leaving Meena in a pool of blood and Devi crying for help. A police patrol found them on the road and rushed Meena to hospital, but he died of internal injuries and excessive bleeding.
DCP (southeast) R P Meena said they registered an FIR for murder and sent a team to find the killers based on the description Devi had provided them. A guard had seen one of the fleeing men sleeping in parked Gramin Sewa autos earlier, and this information proved useful in narrowing the search.
Rakesh Arora was caught first at night and led police to Dheeraj. PCR staff also found Rahul in the Pul Prahladpur area.
During questioning, the accused told police they had been drinking in their auto when Meana approached them. They got irritated, they said, when he asked them about Rahul again as they felt he was accusing them of kidnapping him.
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