In bid to loot mobile, 3 murder man 300m from police station

Raipur: A man was killed in a bid to loot his mobile phone in wee hours on Monday at Telibandha in Chhattisgarh capital. Preliminary investigation indicate that three men intercepted the victim who worked as a driver in Ambikapur, and tried to loot his phone, but killed him by stabbing when he resisted. Police are searching the three accused. The victim, Ishwar Rajwade, was on a visit to Raipur with the govt officer he used to drive for, at the collectorate, on Sunday. He was roaming around at Telibandha lake when three men approached him and asked for his phone. When Rajwade resisted, the three tried to snatch his phone and in the loot bid, they stabbed him multiple times. Rajwade was severely injured in the incident and rushed to hospital with the help of locals present at the location, but he succumbed during treatment, police said. The victims had sustained injured on stomach, back and other parts of the body causing lot of blood loss. Based on CCTV footage, police are now trying to trace the accused. The three were at large till the filing of this report. Sharply reacting upon the incident, former chief minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel said, "The shameless govt should release a notice for public that citizens have to take care of their own safety. Now no one should hesitate to say that under this govt Chhattisgarh is going through the most horrific phase ever. The driver of Ambikapur Collectorate, who had gone out for a walk early in the morning, was stabbed to death in the middle of the city, where a large number of people come for morning walk, and the three murderers fled. The govt will again try to cover it up, there will be one or two transfers and it will calm down. We have said earlier also that changing the coach of the train will not solve anything, the fault is in the engine."The incident took place just 300 meters from the nearest Telibandha police station, about a kilometre from Civil Lines police station and less than 500 meters away from CM's residence. Only last week, a woman was stabbed to death by a co-worker who jumped in the lake and was later arrested, during the busy hours of the day. Telibandha in past 10 years has emerged as one of the most buzzing places in Raipur with continuous footfall at dozens of cafes while the Telibandha lake attracts morning-evening walkers and place is alive till late night as well.