A cab driver was allegedly battered to death by another car driver in a case of road rage in Ghaziabad on Thursday, 2 May, police said.
Lakhan Singh, the 32-year-old driver with a popular ride-sharing app, was killed Wednesday night after an argument broke out between him and a local youth, Mohit Yadav, near Nanak ki Puliya in Khoda Colony, police said.
Singh was on his way to pick up a passenger when the argument took place over giving way to Yadav, who was approaching from the opposite direction, they added.
According to the police, Yadav broke the windowpane of Singh's car, dragged him out, and attacked him with a baseball bat. He then fled the scene, leaving Singh behind.
Singh was later rushed to a nearby hospital but succumbed to his injuries.
An FIR has been lodged on the basis of a complaint filed by the cab driver's elder brother Gopal singh. CCTV footage of the area has confirmed the incident, a senior police official said.
Police are conducting raids to nab Yadav, Assistant Superintendent of Police Aparna Gautam added.
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