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Ex-IAS officer arrested after 48-year-old dies
The Hindu··5d ago
Pawan Sharma, 48, died after an alleged slap and push over a senior-citizen seat on a Delhi Metro train on October 8, police said. Former IAS officer Sanjay Pratap Singh and son Sidharth Singh were arrested. An October 9 FIR cites Sections 105 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Sharma was declared dead at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital.
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What It Means For You
- The FIR treats the death as culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 105 of the BNS, with common intention under Section 3(5).
- Police said both accused were arrested after the FIR and, per Times of India, remanded to 14-day judicial custody.
- Metro staff moved the injured passenger by ambulance from Supreme Court Metro station to LNJP Hospital, the FIR states.
What's Happening
- Police said the argument began over seats reserved for senior citizens at Supreme Court Metro station.
- Sharma's mother, Durga Sharma, filed the complaint that led to the October 9 FIR.
- Police sources said Sanjay Pratap Singh is a former IAS officer and Sidharth Singh practises as a lawyer at the Supreme Court.
What The Complaint Describes
- Times of India reported Sharma was travelling with his 65-year-old mother toward Yamuna Vihar when the dispute escalated.
- An unconscious-passenger call reached Supreme Court Metro police around 5.47pm, that report said.
- Police are still investigating the circumstances that led from the altercation to Sharma's death.
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