Road rage over a minor accident led to the death of a man in Bengaluru, as per reports. The incident took place on October 25 Puttenahalli area.
According to reports, a couple chased the victim, identified as Darshan, for two kilometres on their car. The chase began after Darshan, riding a motorcycle with his friend seated behind, hit the couple’s vehicle’s mirror.
Identified as Manoj Kumar and Aarti Sharma, the couple chased the motorcycle before hitting it, throwing both Darshan and his friend off the road. While the friend survived, albeit with serious injuries, Darshan unfortunately passed away.
During the investigation, police checked the CCTV footage and was shocked by the couple’s vengeful nature. It showed that Kumar and Sharma had missed the motorcycle the first time. To ensure the hit, they took a U-turn and followed Darshan again.
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CCTV video reveals how the speeding car chased the two-wheeler and rammed it, in a clear case of road rage.
The pillion rider was injured in the incident. pic.twitter.com/is5ao8ccex
Video also showed that after the attack, they fled the spot, only to return later wearing masks, to collected pieces of their car that littered the area during the collision.
While the case was registered as an accident initially, it has been changed to murder driven by road rage later, as per reports.
Law enforcement officials have also booked the couple for murder. Investigation into this is still ongoing.
