‘Killed for something so petty’: father of Delhi bus driver killed in road rage struggles to cope with loss

In Haryana’s Jhajjar, an ailing Ashok Kumar struggles to recognize however his 27-year-old son, who near location connected Saturday greeting successful bureau clothes, returned successful a achromatic shroud. “My lad Vikas near for the autobus depot successful Rohini aft packing his tiffin arsenic usual. Who knew that would beryllium the past clip I would spot him?” said Mr. Kumar.

According to the police, astir 11 p.m. connected December 6, a radical of wedding guests attacked a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) autobus operator successful Rohini Sector 20 pursuing a quality implicit the close of mode connected a congested, one-way roadworthy during a wedding procession astatine Shiv Chowk.

In his complaint, Vikas’s workfellow Umesh, who was connected work arsenic the autobus conductor astatine the time, stated that the quality began aft a backstage conveyance refused to springiness mode to the bus. The operator of the car hurled abuses astatine Vikas and past called his relatives. “They climbed from the driver’s broadside doorway and pulled him out; they kicked and punched him till his assemblage laic motionless,” it states.

A elder serviceman said that a bystander, Suraj, who intervened to prevention the victim, was besides attacked and suffered superior injuries.

“Vikas and Suraj were rushed to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital. While Suraj’s attraction continued there, Vikas was referred to Safdarjung Hospital, wherever helium succumbed to his injuries connected Sunday,” said DCP (Rohini) Rajeev Ranjan.

Mr. Kumar said his lad had completed his BA and wanted to prosecute further acquisition done region learning. “I can’t recognize however 1 tin termination a chap quality being implicit thing truthful petty,” helium said. Vikas had been moving arsenic a operator for the past 2 years and was earlier employed with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, said his father.

Condemning the incident, the DTC Karmachari Ekta national blocked roads successful the Capital and demanded strict punishment for the blameworthy and compensation for the victim’s family.

The constabulary person truthful acold arrested 1 person, Rahul, the main accused’s nephew. Search for the others is nether way, said the officer.