Bengaluru Couple held in murder case for hitting delivery agent bike in road rage

A 24-year-old gig worker was killed and his friend injured after a speeding car rammed into their two-wheeler in South Bengaluru. The police stated that it was “a deliberate act of revenge” on Wednesday, October 29.

A husband-wife duo, Manoj Kumar (34), a Kalaripayattu instructor, and Arathi Sharma (30), a homemaker, have been arrested in connection with the incident.

The incident occurred on



October 25, after 11:30 pm, under the Puttenahalli police station limits.

According to police, the two-wheeler was hit from behind by a car that initially sped away from the scene. While the rider, Darshan, died on the spot, his friend and pillion rider, Varun (24), sustained injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Initially, the JP Nagar Traffic Police registered a case of accidental death.