Cab driver crushes passenger to death for supporting PM Modi, UP CM Yogi during argument
Mirzapur, June 13: A cab driver, who has been identified as Amzad of Mirzapur, allegedly crushed his passenger to death because the latter raised objections to him over criticising PM Narendra Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath, said the police. The deceased has been identified as Rajesh Dubey (52).
The accused cab driver is absconding. As per information, the victim, Rajesh Dubey, had reportedly objected to Amzad abusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath. The duo entered into an argument over this. The accused allegedly ran over Dubey in a fit of rage after he dropped him near his house.
"Deceased Rajesh Dubey went to his brother Rakesh Dubey's son's wedding in Mirzapur by this car. A relative of his, who was also sitting in the SUV, told that there were some arguments over politics which irked the driver, which led to the incident", said Mirzapur Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar Mishra.
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The victim was returning from a marriage function in a taxi being driven by Amzad, as per the police. During the journey, Dubey and other passengers got engaged in a political discussion, the police said. During the discussion, Amzad started criticising PM Modi and UP CM Yogi aggressively, the police further said.
Dubey allegedly objected to Amzad insulting PM Modi and CM Yogi and the two got into a heated argument. The other passengers sitting in the car intervened and pacified the duo.
After some time, the passengers began leaving the vehicle one at a time as their destinations arrived. Rajesh was the only passenger left behind. Amzad reportedly stopped the car in the middle of the road and asked Rajesh to get down from his car.
It is alleged that after getting down on the road, when Rajesh Dubey was going towards his house on foot, Amzad allegedly rammed his speeding SUV into him from behind and crushed him to death.
When the villagers got to know about the incident, they got infuriated. They gathered on the highway which blocked the Mirzapur-Prayagraj road.
The villagers demanded calling the District Magistrate (DM) and the Superintendent of Police (SP) on the site. The SP, District Officer and Circle Officer reached the spot and calmed the people. They assured them of the strict action against the accused.
- ANI
