Overview

• Israfil, a 40-year-old taxi driver, was stabbed to death on May 15 following a route disagreement with passenger Rohit during a ride from Inderlok Metro station to Nizampur village.
• The victim’s bloodstained vehicle was found abandoned in Savda village, with his body discovered 50 meters away bearing multiple stab wounds.
• Rohit, a 23-year-old resident of Haryana, confessed to the murder, stating he attacked the driver in a drunken state after a heated argument over directions.
• Delhi Police utilized app-based booking records to trace and arrest the suspect, highlighting the role of digital evidence in modern investigations.
• A case under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered, with police probing whether the murder was premeditated; the weapon is still unrecovered.