National Times Bureau :- In a shocking case of revenge, a five-year-old boy was kidnapped and brutally murdered by a driver employed in his father’s transport business in Delhi’s Narela area on Tuesday. The accused, identified as Nitu, allegedly killed the child using bricks and a knife after being reprimanded by his employer a day earlier, the police said.
According to officials, the child’s body was recovered from Nitu’s rented accommodation. The accused is currently absconding, and several police teams have been deployed to trace him.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer North) Hareshwar Swami said a call reporting the child’s kidnapping was received at around 3.30 pm at the Narela Industrial Area police station. “The child was playing outside his house when he went missing. During the search by family and neighbours, his body was later found in Nitu’s rented room nearby,” the DCP said.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim’s father, who owns several transport vehicles, had employed two drivers, Nitu and Wasim. On Monday night, the two reportedly argued under the influence of alcohol, during which Nitu assaulted Wasim. When the incident was brought to the employer’s attention, he scolded and slapped Nitu for his behaviour.
Feeling humiliated, Nitu allegedly kidnapped the transporter’s son the next day, took him to his room, and killed him in cold blood.
The police reached the scene soon after the crime was reported and took the child to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead. An FIR has been registered, and a probe is underway.
“Multiple teams have been constituted to track down the absconding accused. CCTV footage, technical surveillance, and local intelligence inputs are being used to locate him,” DCP Swami said.
