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Two arrested after Delhi Metro seat dispute ends in man’s death
A 48-year-old man, Pawan Sharma, died after a dispute on a Delhi Metro train turned physical.
Police say Sharma was travelling with his mother, Durga Devi, on October 8, and they were sitting in seats designated for senior citizens.
A 65-year-old former civil servant and his 36-year-old son boarded at Mandi House station, and a disagreement over the seats followed.
Police say Sharma was slapped and pushed during the altercation.
At Supreme Court station, he collapsed on the platform and was taken to hospital, where he was declared dead.
The former official and his son, both from Noida, have been arrested on suspicion of culpable homicide and acting with common intention, and remanded to judicial custody for 14 days.
Police say the investigation is continuing.
A 48-year-old man died after a dispute over seats reserved for senior citizens on a Delhi Metro train escalated into a physical altercation.
Police arrested a 65-year-old former IAS officer and his 36-year-old son in connection with his death.
The deceased, Pawan Sharma, was travelling with his mother when the incident occurred on October 8.
Police say Sharma was allegedly slapped and pushed before collapsing at Supreme Court Metro station.
The two arrested men were remanded to judicial custody for 14 days, and the investigation is ongoing.
- Who
- Pawan Sharma, 48, died. Police arrested former IAS officer Sanjay Pratap Singh, 65, and his son Sidharth Singh, 36.
- What
- A dispute over senior-citizen seats escalated into a physical altercation, after which Sharma collapsed and died.
- When
- October 8, at around 5.47 p.m.
- Where
- On a Delhi Metro train and at Supreme Court Metro station. The two arrested men are residents of Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The dispute began over seats designated for senior citizens.
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Pawan Sharma was travelling with his mother when a seat dispute on the train escalated into an altercation; he later collapsed at Supreme Court Metro station and died.
Police registered an FIR based on the statement of Sharma’s mother.
Police had arrested Sanjay Pratap Singh and his son Sidharth Singh in connection with the death.
- Deceased
- Pawan Sharma, 48
- Incident time
- October 8, around 5.47 p.m.
- Arrested
- Sanjay Pratap Singh, 65, and Sidharth Singh, 36
- Incident location
- Delhi Metro; Sharma collapsed at Supreme Court Metro station
- Charges
- Sections 105 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Custody
- Judicial custody for 14 days
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