NEW DELHI — A five-year-old boy was abducted from outside his home and brutally murdered by his family’s driver in Delhi’s Narela area on Tuesday afternoon, police said. The driver, accused of kidnapping and killing the child, remains on the run as multiple police teams hunt him down.
How the Tragedy Unfolded
According to police sources, the boy vanished while playing outside his family residence in the Narela Industrial Area around 3:30 p.m. A missing-child alert followed, and several hours later the boy’s body was discovered inside the rented room of the family’s driver, identified as “Nitu”. Investigators found the boy lying unconscious with head and neck injuries and a brick and knife at the scene.
Initial inquiries suggest the motive was personal revenge. The driver, employed by the boy’s father (a transport-business owner), had been reprimanded by his employer after a dispute with a colleague. Sources indicate that the driver kidnapped the child in retaliation, took him to his room, and killed him using a brick and a knife before fleeing.
A murder and kidnapping case has been registered at the Narela police station, and forensic teams are processing the scene. Police say they are reviewing CCTV footage, using technical surveillance and local intelligence to trace the suspect.
Family Background and Suspect’s Profile
The boy’s father reportedly runs a small transport firm with seven to eight vehicles and had employed two drivers: the accused (Nitu) and another named Wasim. According to the police, the conflict arose after Nitu allegedly assaulted Wasim. The next day the employer reprimanded and slapped Nitu. The accused then allegedly sought revenge by targeting the employer’s son.
The driver, originally from Madhubani district in Bihar, is believed to have fled the area. Police have dispatched teams to his home district and are coordinating with neighbouring states to effect his arrest. The autopsy of the child has been completed, and the findings reportedly confirm fatal blunt and sharp-instrument injuries.
Community Reaction and Police Response
The neighbourhood in Narela is reeling in shock. Residents expressed horror at the fact that the accused was a trusted employee of the family. “He was one of the drivers we always counted on,” said one neighbour, speaking on condition of anonymity. Many parents in the area are now re-examining the safety of hiring domestic staff.
Police officials have urged local residents to report any information about the accused’s whereabouts. DCP Hareshwar V. Swami, Outer North, stated: “We have formed multiple teams. Technical surveillance and intelligence operations are in full swing to track the accused. We are also checking all CCTV footage in the area and in the adjoining state routes.”
What This Means: Trust, Screening and Child Safety
The case underscores the inherent risks when trusted staff are left unsupervised with children. Child-safety experts pointed out that routine background checks are rarely done in many households employing drivers or domestic help.
“This tragic 5 years old boy murder highlights a broader governance gap in private-employee screening,” said a child-protection specialist in Delhi. “Trust is important, but mechanisms for supervision must also be in place.”
For families, the incident serves as a harsh reminder to review protocols—such as supervising children’s outdoor play, monitoring use of rooms by staff, and ensuring quick escalation when a child goes missing. For employers in the transport or domestic business realm, the case points to the need for clearer grievance-redress mechanisms when staff disputes arise—so they do not escalate to violence.
FAQs
The five-year-old boy was lured by the family’s driver from play outside the house in Narela, taken to the driver’s rented room, and killed with a brick and a knife in an apparent revenge act after he was reprimanded by the child’s father.
The accused is the boy’s father’s driver (named Nitu). A dispute involving another driver preceded the incident; after being slapped by his employer for misbehaviour, the driver allegedly carried out the revenge by killing the child.
Police in the Outer North district of Delhi have registered FIRs under kidnapping and murder, formed multiple search teams, are analysing CCTV footage and coordinating with other states to locate and arrest the accused.
