30/10/2025
Delivery Boy Killed in Bengaluru Road Rage; Kalaripayattu Instructor and Woman Arrested.
BENGALURU: A man and a woman have been arrested for allegedly killing a 24-year-old delivery boy in a road rage incident at Sri Rama Layout in JP Nagar 7th Phase on the night of October 25.
The deceased, identified as Darshan N, a resident of Gundappa Layout in Uttarahalli, was riding a two-wheeler with his friend G. Varun, also a delivery boy, who is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital.
Police arrested Manoj Kumar (36), a kalaripayattu instructor and resident of Arakere, and Aarathi Sharma (30), also from Arakere, on Tuesday. Manoj runs a kalaripayattu academy on Bannerghatta Road. Both have been remanded to judicial custody. The exact nature of their relationship is yet to be established.
The fatal incident occurred between 11:30 pm and 11:35 pm on Saturday, when Darshan’s bike allegedly brushed against the side mirror of the accused’s car. Enraged, the accused reversed their vehicle and chased the two-wheeler for nearly two kilometres before ramming it from behind, throwing both riders onto the road. Darshan died on the spot, while Varun sustained severe injuries.
Initially, the JP Nagar Traffic Police registered a case of road accident. However, after reviewing CCTV footage, they discovered that the act was intentional. The footage showed Darshan’s bike damaging the car’s right mirror near Nataraja Layout on South City Road.
Investigators revealed that Manoj fled the scene immediately after the crash but later returned wearing a mask to collect broken parts of his car. The case was subsequently transferred to the Puttenahalli Police for further investigation.
Darshan’s sister, N. Bhavya, said her brother had only started working as a delivery boy a week earlier. “Initially, we thought it was just an accident. Later, the police found out the real reason,” she said.
DCP (South) Lokesh Jagalasar confirmed, “Based on the CCTV footage, it was found that the car driver had deliberately hit the bike after his vehicle’s mirror was damaged.”