NEW DELHI: An e-rickshaw driver was arrested for allegedly slashing a cabbie’s neck with a blade in an incident of road rage in southwest Delhi’s Dabri area.
The victim, Gagandeep Singh (33), left bleeding and seriously injured, is recovering. Singh, who lives in Gurgaon’s Sector 107, stopped his car at a red light on Dabri-Dwarka Road on way to his in-laws’ house in Vikaspuri on the night of April 30. His mother was also in the cab.
As they waited at the signal, an e-rickshaw hit the car from behind. When Singh stepped out and asked the e-rickshaw driver to drive more carefully, the man began threatening him before pulling out a blade concealed under his tongue and slashed his neck.
Blade attack: Police verifying if accused has history of violence
The cabbie who was injured in an incident of road rage here tried to defuse the situation and attempted to reason with the driver of the e-rickshaw that hit his car. But instead of calming down, the accused suddenly attacked the cabbie, Gagandeep Singh.
Despite bleeding heavily, Singh managed to call the police and reached Indira Gandhi Hospital on his own for treatment. Passers-by who witnessed the incident quickly intervened in the matter.
They caught the attacker and detained him until the police arrived. The accused was later identified as Rajendra(23), a resident of Rajapuri in southwest Delhi.
A senior police officer confirmed the arrest and said that a case was registered under appropriate sections of BNS for causing grievous hurt.
The weapon used in the assault, a sharp blade, was recovered from his possession during the arrest.
Gagandeep is currently recovering from his injuries, while police continue to investigate the background of the accused and whether he has a history of similar violent behaviour.
In another incident of road rage that turned deadly last month, a 40-year-old motorcyclist was bludgeoned to death after his bike brushed against an SUV in west Delhi’s Ranhola area.
The 28-year-old car driver allegedly lured him to a secluded spot after an argument, killed him by hitting him on the head with a brick, and then dumped his body in a drain.
The motorcyclist’s body was found three days later, and the accused SUV driver was later arrested.