Jaipur: A pick-up driver stabbed his 30-year-old passenger to death following a tiff over fare near Chomu in Jaipur on Monday late night.The incident occurred at 10.30pm near Harmara area when the victim, Mangal Singh Kumawat, an accountant by profession, stopped a taxi. Shiv Pal Choudhary, a resident of Ringas, offered Mangal and his brother a ride to their home in Chomu."Initially, Choudhary asked Mangal that he will charge Rs 10 to drop them near Todi Circle in Chomu. Near Chomu Circle, Mangal's brother stepped out of the pick-up to meet his friend, as soon as the vehicle reached, Todi Circle, the driver asked Mangal that fare would be Rs 15," said JS Solanki, SHO, Chomu police station.Mangal refused to pay extra Rs 5. "Mangal said that he will not pay a single rupee more than what Chouhdary had asked before the ride, this enraged Shiv Pal Choudhary who drew out a knife and stabbed Mangal repeatedly," Solanki said.After stabbing Mangal to death, Choudhary fled from the spot. He allegedly took out wallet from Mangal's pocket and made away with cash, gold chain etc."Mangal was lying on the road, writhing in pain and screaming for help. He was profusely bleeding and was declared brought dead by doctors," added a senior police official. Mangal's relatives and other people were informed about the incident who reached the spot and they shouted slogans and demanded arrest of the accused.The Chomu police on early Tuesday morning retrieved CCTV footage of the area and identified the escape route of Choudhary. "The victim's brother also identified the driver; we raided a house and arrested him. He was planning to escape to Sikar," a senior police official told TOI.The Jaipur police have arrested Shiv Pal Choudhary (30) and registered a case against him under section 302 (Murder ) of IPC.

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