Archive · 15 Sep 2026
Delhi Police Arrest Five in Driver Murder; Probe Newborn Death
Delhi Police are investigating two separate cases.
In one case, a 26-year-old e-rickshaw driver named Abhishek was stabbed and killed.
This happened in Outer North Delhi on the night of September 12.
Police said CCTV helped them identify five suspects, who were arrested in different places.
Officers also recovered a knife, a motorcycle, and a scooter.
In the other case, a newborn’s headless body was found near a crematorium in Mubarakpur Dabas.
Police are searching for the missing head.
They are also trying to understand how and why the newborn died.
Five people were arrested over the September 12 stabbing death of 26-year-old e-rickshaw driver Abhishek in Outer North Delhi.
Police said CCTV footage indicated that five suspects were involved in the driver’s killing.
Investigators recovered the alleged knife, a motorcycle, and a scooter linked to the accused.
A headless newborn’s body was found near a crematorium gate in Mubarakpur Dabas, Kanjhawala.
Police formed teams to trace the infant’s missing head and determine the circumstances of the death.
- Who
- Delhi Police, five arrested suspects, the e-rickshaw driver Abhishek, and an unidentified newborn are involved in the reported cases.
- What
- Police arrested five people in connection with Abhishek’s stabbing and opened an investigation after a newborn’s headless body was found.
- When
- The driver was killed on the night of September 12; the newborn’s body was reported found on Monday, with no specific date provided.
- Where
- The murder occurred in Delhi’s Outer North district; the newborn’s body was found near a crematorium gate in Mubarakpur Dabas, in the Kanjhawala area.
- Why
- Police are investigating the driver’s murder and seeking to establish the circumstances of the newborn’s death and locate the missing head.
- Driver victim
- Abhishek, a 26-year-old e-rickshaw driver
- Murder date
- Night of September 12
- Arrests
- Five suspects arrested
- Recovered items
- A knife, a motorcycle, and a scooter
- Newborn case location
- Near a crematorium gate in Mubarakpur Dabas, Kanjhawala
- Newborn investigation
- Police are attempting to trace the missing head and establish the circumstances of death