He said sorry. They didn't budge. Took an enraged U-turn: What led to murder of Bengaluru delivery boy

BENGALURU: A minor brush on the road turned fatal when a Kalaripayattu trainer and his wife killed a food delivery agent after taking a U turn, chasing him down and ramming their car into his scooter on October 25.

Police said Manoj Kumar (32), from Kerala, and his wife Aarati Sharma (30), from Jammu & Kashmir, were arrested for the deliberate murder of Darshan (24), a resident of Kembattalli.

The couple, married for five years, was produced before a local court on Wednesday and sent to 14-day judicial custody.

Investigations revealed that Darshan’s scooter had brushed against Kumar’s car at Nataraja Layout around 9pm, slightly damaging its right-side rear-view mirror. Though Darshan apologised and sped off to complete his delivery, an enraged Kumar took a U-turn, pursued him, and rammed the car into his scooter from behind.




Both Darshan and his pillion rider, Varun, were flung onto the road. Locals rushed them to a hospital, but Darshan was declared dead on arrival.

Darshan’s sister initially filed a hit-and-run complaint with JP Nagar traffic police. However, CCTV footage later showed the car deliberately swerving left to hit the scooter, proving it was an intentional act.

Police said the couple returned to the spot around 9.40pm, wearing masks, to collect car parts that had come off during the collision. “They were seen again on camera, this time without masks, making identification easy,” an officer said.

Deputy commissioner of police (South) Lokesh Jagalasar said the couple confessed to the crime. Kumar claimed he was alone during the ramming and that his wife only helped him retrieve broken parts, but police said both have been arrested on murder charges.