How banker’s clean record took dark turn with road rage murder

New Delhi: Rohit Kumar Singh, a model employee by all accounts, had clocked in with precision every day as a cashier at a Vasant Kunj bank for two years. His colleagues sang his praises, recalling a punctual and diligent man.
As one of Singh's colleagues said: "It was shocking to learn about his arrest. He didn't appear to be the violent kind. He was always cordial and jovial and one of our best co-workers." Police also verified his background and discovered his conduct and performance at work were exemplary.
Singh's recent life milestones — his wedding in Dec 2024 and purchase of a new SUV just a month before that — hinted at a life on a good trajectory. But beneath the surface of this quiet competence, a different story was unfolding.
Singh's demeanour seemed inherited. His father, a retired CRPF officer, is a man of discipline and order. That is why the bank employee's sudden arrest left everyone stunned. His mystified colleagues knew only that Singh was in police custody. The cops, for their part, accused Singh of killing a man and dumping his body in a drain.
Police say that Singh accosted a 40-year-old man named Jagvinder Singhania after the latter's bike brushed against his new SUV in outer Delhi's Ranhola on April 13. CCTV footage then shows Singhania leaving his bike behind and entering Singh's vehicle.
According to the sequence of events that police established during the probe, the collision between the SUV and bike caused the liquor bottles and eggs that Singhania was carrying to break. The two went looking for eggs but couldn't find any. Later, they went to a spot near Gaushala Chowk, where they began drinking alcohol.
During the drinking session, Singhania became angry at Singh for having damaged his bike. Police said he slapped the latter and abused him verbally. In retaliation, the bank cashier picked up a heavy stone and bludgeoned Singhania to death.
Singh was familiar with the area, having lived nearby. He knew, therefore, where to dispose of the body — a drain in the vicinity. He then left the city, driving the same day to Siwan in Bihar.
A police officer said, "We established that around six black SUVs had passed through the area or nearby locations that day. We interviewed five of the owners of these vehicles and each of them had a solid alibi showing them nowhere near the crime spot at the time of the altercation."
Police found that Singh, who was the owner of one of the SUVs tracked in the area, lived in Prashant Enclave in Baprola. He was not at home, but his father provided his son's phone number to the cops. When contacted, Singh claimed he was in Siwan for a medical emergency and promised to meet the police team on his return.
He returned to Delhi on April 26. His father informed the cops and assured them his son would join the investigation. However, Singh realised Singhania's body had been discovered and he left home. He was arrested when he took a break to sleep in his car on the Dwarka expressway.