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News18•12-10-2026, 22:15
Gurugram Police Arrest Two Men for Murdering Auto-Rickshaw Driver Over Transport Contract
  • •Gurugram police arrested two individuals on Monday for the murder of a 52-year-old auto-rickshaw driver named Arvind.
  • •The victim's body was discovered on Saturday near Appu Ghar in the Sector 29 area with strangulation marks.
  • •The accused, Mukesh Mandal and Ganesh Kumar, confessed that Arvind's failure to transport company employees on time caused Mukesh to lose his transport contract.
  • •Police revealed the suspects held a grudge against Arvind due to the lost contract and alleged verbal abuse, leading them to strangle him on October 8.

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The auto-rickshaw driver, Arvind, was allegedly strangled to death over a transport contract dispute. Police stated that Arvind, who drove Mukesh Mandal's auto-rickshaw for a company, was addicted to intoxicants and failed to transport employees on time, causing Mukesh to lose the contract. Furthermore, Arvind had allegedly used abusive language toward Mukesh, leading Mukesh to hold a grudge.

The body of 52-year-old auto-rickshaw driver Arvind was discovered in front of Appu Ghar in the Sector 29 area of Gurugram on Saturday. According to police officials, the suspects had strangled him and thrown his body into nearby bushes.

Gurugram police arrested two individuals on Monday in connection with the murder: Mukesh Mandal alias Makkar (37) from Darbhanga, Bihar, and Ganesh Kumar alias Kallu (25) from Gwalior. Authorities reported that Mukesh and another individual named Jaiwesh committed the crime on October 8.