Carjacker kills driver of goods carrier, arrested

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, June 16

A driver of a goods carrier was killed by a man in order to snatch his vehicle. The incident came to light when a cop spotted him while throwing the body of the deceased, later identified as Vinod Kumar of Ludhiana.

The police have arrested the accused identified as Dharvinder Singh of Bhalaipur village and a case of murder and destruction of evidence was registered against him at the Beas police station. The police have recovered the mobile of the deceased from him.

ASIMahinder Singh said he was deputed at the Beas river bridge on Tuesday night, when he spotted a goods carrier (Chhota Haathi) stopping in the middle of the bridge. He said a man alighted from the driver’s adjoining seat and opened the door from the driver’s side. He pulled out the man, who appeared to be unconscious, out and threw him into the river. On seeing this, he raced to the spot and nabbed the accused and informed the officials.

Preliminary probe revealed that Dharvinder was going to Jalandhar to find a job. He said he took lift from a goods carrier. He said on the way, he planned the carjacking and hit him with an iron rod killing him on the spot and later threw his body into the river.

The police said from his mobile, the police identified the deceased as Vinod Kumar of Mundiya Kalan village in Ludhiana. They said divers were called to find the body of the deceased, which was yet to be located.