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Heart tattoo clue as police hunt identity of murdered man in Delhi
Delhi Police are trying to identify a man found dead near a school in Naraina Vihar on August 21, with a heart-shaped tattoo reading "Anand" and "Renu" on his arm the only…
Delhi Police are trying to identify a man found dead near a school in Naraina Vihar on August 21, with a heart-shaped tattoo reading "Anand" and "Renu" on his arm the only clue. Three people have been arrested in connection with the killing, which police suspect followed a dispute over a fare of around Rs 1,000.
The victim, believed to be about 35, was picked up from IFFCO Chowk in Gurugram on August 17 by van driver Rajinder Kumar, 59. An argument broke out during the journey and Kumar allegedly beat the passenger with bricks and a clay pot before calling his wife Kamini Makhija, 50, and son Laksh Makhija, 28, to help hide the body.
Police traced the van using footage from about 500 CCTV cameras. The victim was found without clothes, investigators have recovered his clothes and shoes from a jungle area. Police are verifying the accused's claim that the man had no phone, wallet or cash, and are continuing their investigation to establish his identity.
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The case highlights how a trivial sum, Rs 1,000, can escalate into fatal violence in unregulated transport arrangements. IFFCO Chowk in Gurugram is a major pick-up point for commuters heading to Delhi, where shared vans and private cabs operate without formal oversight. Under the Motor Vehicles Act, unlicensed operators face penalties but enforcement remains patchy. The victim's unidentified state also points to gaps in the national missing persons database, which the National Crime Records Bureau has repeatedly tried to strengthen. The Delhi Police will now task its crime branch with facial reconstruction and fingerprint matching to establish identity before the post-mortem report is finalised. The three accused are expected to be produced in court for police custody remand this week, where judicial scrutiny of the evidence begins.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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