iPhone craze gone wrong, delivery boy killed; body dumped into a canal
iPhone craze gone wrong, delivery boy killed; body dumped into a canal
In a disturbing incident from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, a man became obsessed with acquiring an iPhone and resorted to violence to obtain it, resulting in the death of the delivery man. A 30-year-old delivery driver was reportedly murdered while attempting to deliver an iPhone to a customer who was supposed to pay him ₹1.5 lakh for the device.
The police disclosed that a suspect named Gajanan from Chinhat had ordered an iPhone valued at ₹1.5 lakh with a cash-on-delivery payment option. On September 23, Bharat Kumar arrived to deliver the phone but was reportedly strangled by Gajanan and his accomplice, Akash. Despite initial challenges in locating him, the police eventually found his friend, who confessed to the crime after being interrogated.
“On September 23, delivery boy, Bharat Sahu of Nishatganj, went to deliver the phone at his place where he was killed by Gajanan and his accomplice. After strangulating Sahu, they put his body in a sack and disposed it off in the Indira Canal,” said the police.
When Sahu did not return home for two days, his family registered a missing person complaint on September 25 at the Chinhat police station. An investigation was initiated promptly, during which call records were analyzed, ultimately leading authorities to a customer involved in the case.
Authorities confirmed that the remains were located in the Indira Canal, prompting the involvement of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) to assist in the recovery efforts. Reports indicate that the body was placed in a gunny sack before being disposed of in the canal.
“The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team is actively searching for the victim’s body in the canal,” the police stated.
