Tragic Delivery: Man Murdered Over iPhone COD

A 30-year-old delivery man was allegedly killed after delivering an iPhone to a customer who chose COD payment. The victim's body was dumped in the Indira Canal, and the police have called the State Disaster Response Force to locate it. The crime was confessed by the customer's accomplice.

A 30-year-old delivery man was fatally attacked by two individuals after delivering an iPhone to one of them who owed Rs 1.5 lakh for the product, police reported on Monday.

The victim, identified as Bharat Sahu from Nishatganj, went to fulfill a Cash on Delivery (COD) order placed by Gajanan of Chinhat on September 23. Upon delivering the phone, he was allegedly strangled and his body was later dumped in the Indira Canal.

His family filed a missing persons complaint two days later, prompting an investigation. Through call details, the police traced the suspect and his accomplice. Akash, Gajanan's friend, confessed during interrogation. Police are currently working with the State Disaster Response Force to recover the body from the canal.

(With inputs from agencies.)