Bus conductor tries to sodomise helpers, killed

A 24-year-old bus conductor was allegedly strangled to death by two juveniles in west Delhi's Janakpuri area late on Wednesday night. HT reports.

A 24-year-old bus conductor was allegedly strangled to death by two juveniles in west Delhi's Janakpuri area late on Wednesday night. The murder took inside a private bus after a scuffle that broke out between the two boys -- both bus cleaners -- and the victim who allegedly attempted to have unnatural sex with them.

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The deceased, identified as Kalafadu, had a criminal background. He worked in a bus hired by a private school in RK Puram. The victim's hands and legs were tied before he was murdered, said the police.

A case of murder was registered at the Janakpuri police station and the two accused have been apprehended. They were produced before the Juvenile Justice Board and were later sent to a observation home, the police added.

V Renganathan, additional commissioner of police (west), said the incident came to light on Thursday morning after Kalafadu's body was discovered inside the bus by a conductor of another bus that was parked nearby.

"The bus was parked in front of its owner's house in Janakpuri A Block, when the incident took place. A case was registered on a statement by bus owner Inderpal Ahlawat, who runs a private transport company and owns 13 buses, all attached with schools, on contract," said a senior police officer.

"When interrogated, the boys told us that they used to sleep with Kaladafu in the bus. The deceased attempted unnatural sex with them, after which a fight broke out and they killed Kaladafu," added the officer.