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Ex-IAS Officer and Lawyer Son Arrested for Beating Man to Death in Delhi Metro Seat Row
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News18•11-10-2026, 23:27
Ex-IAS Officer and Lawyer Son Arrested for Beating Man to Death in Delhi Metro Seat Row
- •A 48-year-old passenger, Pawan Sharma, died following a physical altercation inside a Delhi Metro train over a seat reserved for senior citizens.
- •Police arrested former IAS officer Sanjay Pratap Singh and his lawyer son Sidharth Singh, both residents of Noida, and sent them to 14-day judicial custody.
- •The incident occurred on October 8 when the victim was travelling with his elderly mother towards Yamuna Vihar.
- •According to the FIR, the accused slapped and pushed the victim, causing him to fall onto the metro floor and sustain a fatal head injury.
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Former senior IAS officer Sanjay Pratap Singh, 65, and his lawyer son Sidharth Singh, 36, were arrested and remanded to 14 days in judicial custody for the fatal assault.
The dispute began over a seat reserved for senior citizens that was occupied by the victim, Pawan Sharma, and his 65-year-old mother. The argument escalated when Sharma was allegedly slapped and pushed onto the train floor, causing a fatal head injury.
The incident occurred on October 8 during a metro journey towards Yamuna Vihar after the accused boarded at Mandi House station. The victim was later found unconscious on Platform No. 1 of the Supreme Court Metro station and pronounced dead at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital.
