Even on the day of the incident, both the accused continued booking cabs. Police investigation revealed that he booked Uber about 12 times on that day alone. Eventually he got a 2026 model Maruti Ertiga from Vishwakarma area.
Police have solved the mystery of the dead body of an Uber driver found in Harmada area of the capital Jaipur in just 24 hours. In this sensational murder case, the police have arrested two accused residents of Dausa. Initial investigation has revealed that both of them had planned well in advance and conspired to kill the cab driver and rob the car. The accused needed money to repay the loan and open a café by selling the stolen car. For this, he ordered a rope online, did Reiki for several days and kept searching for a new model car by booking Uber cabs about 20 times.
15 years old friend, financial constraints turned him into a murderer
According to the police, the arrested accused Sudhanshu and Sonu Bairwa know each other for the last 15 years. Both were currently living in a rented house in Jaipur. During interrogation, it was revealed that both of them were struggling with financial crunch and were under heavy loan pressure. He decided to rob a new model car, sell it and start his own cafe with the money he got from it.
From here a conspiracy started which took the life of an innocent cab driver.
Ordered rope online, kept doing Reiki for several days
Investigation revealed that both the accused were planning murder and robbery for the last five days. He ordered rope from an online platform to use in the crime. After this, both of them kept booking Uber cabs from different areas.
According to the police, the accused booked cabs about 20 times, but every time they got old model vehicles. Their target was only the new model car, so that they could earn more money by selling it.
Cab booked 12 times in a day, then got 2026 model Ertiga.
Even on the day of the incident, both the accused continued booking cabs. Police investigation revealed that he booked Uber about 12 times on that day alone. Eventually he got a 2026 model Maruti Ertiga from Vishwakarma area.
As per the plan, both of them boarded the cab and took the driver Lakhpati Kushwaha towards a deserted area. After reaching Rajawas area, they killed the driver and fled with the car.
Face badly disfigured, identified through AI technology
After the murder, the accused badly damaged the face of the deceased with the intention of hiding his identity. When the police found the body, it became very difficult to identify it.
Considering the seriousness of the matter, the police took the help of technical experts. The face of the deceased was recreated using AI based image reconstruction technology. After this the body was identified as that of Uber driver Lakhpati Kushwaha.
As soon as the identification was done, the police collected information about the driver’s last ride. From there the direction of the investigation changed and success was achieved in reaching both the accused.
Accused caught from Dausa, car also recovered
Taking immediate action, the police arrested both the accused from Dausa. The looted Ertiga car has also been recovered from their possession. During interrogation, both of them confessed to the entire conspiracy of murder and robbery.
The entire plan was made by watching YouTube videos
Another shocking revelation came during the interrogation. The accused told that they had prepared the entire plan by watching videos related to the crime on the Internet and YouTube. Not only this, a day before the incident they had also tried to target an Uber driver, but due to rain and strict police blockade that day, they could not succeed in their intention.
After this, he made plans again the next day and kept waiting to get the new model car. As soon as he got the car of his choice, he committed the crime.
Blind murder case opened in 24 hours
According to police officials, this case was initially a completely blind murder, because even identification of the dead body was not possible. But with the help of technical investigation, AI based face reconstruction, CCTV footage, mobile location and Uber ride history, the police unraveled the entire murder case in just 24 hours.
At present the police is interrogating both the accused. It is also being investigated whether he had tried to commit a similar crime before or whether other cab drivers were also his target.
