Former IAS officer Surya Pratap Singh and his son Sidharth Singh have been booked in connection with the death of a 48-year-old man in Delhi Metro.
The deceased named Pawan Sharma died after he was allegedly slapped and pushed by the father-son duo during a dispute over a seat reserved for senior citizens inside a Delhi Metro train at the Supreme Court station.
Police have registered a case. The FIR said the two allegedly assaulted Pawan Sharma during the argument inside the train. Police sources said Sanjay Pratap Singh is a former senior IAS officer who was earlier arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in an alleged bribery case. His son is said to be a lawyer practising in the Supreme Court.
According to sources, the altercation began over a senior citizen seat. Sharma was allegedly slapped and pushed during the exchange, causing him to fall on the floor of the train and suffer head injuries. Metro staff took him in an ambulance to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital, where he was declared dead, the FIR said.
The FIR said police booked the accused under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which deals with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and Section 3(5) on common intention.
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