A man was killed in a road rage incident in east Delhi following a heated argument after a motorcycle collision on Friday.

The victim has been identified as 24-year-old tea-seller Ashish Kumar. The incident took place near NH-24 in Kalyan Puri when Ashish was returning home with friends after celebrating Holi.

According to the police, the collision led to a heated argument between Ashish’s group and the two men on the other motorcycle. The situation escalated when one of the men pulled out a liquor bottle and struck Ashish on the head, shattering the bottle. The assailant then used a shard of broken glass to slash Ashish’s throat before fleeing the scene with his companion.

Following the incident, police teams arrived at the location and discovered that the victim had been rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead.

“On March 14, a PCR call was received at the Kalyan Puri Police Station regarding an attack near NH-24. The caller reported that two bike-borne men assaulted another man with a bottle, slashing his throat before fleeing towards Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (East)  Abhishek Dhania.

The officer further said that Vikas, who was with Ashish during the incident, stated they were heading home to Khoda after playing Holi.

“As they crossed the NH-24 turn, their motorcycle was hit by a motorcycle carrying two people approaching from Mandawali. A heated argument followed, during which one of the bikers took out a liquor bottle from his pocket and struck Ashish on the head," the DCP explained.

Dhania further revealed that the accused’s movements were tracked by analysing CCTV footage and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) data, as well as scrutinising call records. This led to the arrest of two prime suspects, 30-year-old Pankaj Kumar Sinha from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, and 27-year-old Jeetu from Mandawali, Delhi. Both men have previous criminal records.

The officer confirmed that a case had been registered and an investigation was underway. Multiple teams were formed to investigate the matter.

(With inputs from PTI)