Flipkart delivery boy murdered for an iPhone in Lucknow
Published By : Sourabha Parida | October 1, 2024 11:35 AM
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Lucknow, Oct 1: A Flipkart delivery boy was murdered for an iPhone in Lucknow. His body was stuffed in a gunny sack and dumped in Indira Nagar, the police said on Tuesday.
The police have taken a customer into custody. The deceased, Bharat Kumar, son of Ram Milan and resident of Nishatganj police station Mahanagar, worked as a delivery boy. When Bharat Kumar didn't return home, his brother lodged an FIR at Chinhat police station regarding his missing. Police checked the CCTV footage and surveillance data and prima facie reports suggested that the incident was untoward.
After getting evidence, the police detained a person named Akash in connection to the incident, said DCP East Shashank Singh.
"The body was thrown into the river, and the police and SDRF team recovered the body. Bharat Kumar's family has also been informed about the incident," he added.
During interrogation the arrested accused confessed that he and his friend Gajanan had murdered delivery boy Bharat Kumar and then dumped his body in the canal.
Bharat Kumar had been working as a delivery boy for the past 8 years, said his brother.
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