Killing of e-rickshaw driver unsolved even after being 'worked out'

A 60-year-old e-rickshaw driver, Mohammad Rizwan, was killed in the Madeyganj area of Lucknow on December 30, 2024.

- Aakash Ghosh

LUCKNOW:

The post-mortem examination report said that excessive bleeding due to a head injury caused death - without commenting on the possible weapon used.

Meanwhile, family members got hold of a CCTV footage from a Madeyganj shop and handed it over to the cops on December 31. After sitting on it for five days, the police launched an investigation, arrested three individuals, floated a motive theory and produced the alleged weapon used - a country-made firearm - before the city's mediapersons on January 12.

The footage shows one of the killers standing and Rizwan sitting in his e-rickshaw and it appears the two are talking. After a few moments the killer moves, sits on his bike and drives off, even as Rizwan slumps to the ground.

But, the post-mortem examination report only noted 'excessive bleeding due to a head injury'. The family of the deceased says that this incongruency in the report could easily provide a loophole to the killers.

Among the people arrested by the police are two contract killers and the man who hatched the murder conspiracy. However, the post-mortem examination report remains a point of question with the police now re-looking into the case to check other potential angles.

Additional deputy commissioner of police (central zone) Manisha Singh said, "Yes, the post-mortem examination report suggested death due to excessive bleeding due to a head injury, but the details about the kind of weapon was not established. Now, the body will be exhumed to conduct another post-mortem examination and further legal proceedings for it are underway."