India, Nov. 5 -- A 42-year-old taxi driver was killed by four roommates with whom he had been living in Saki Naka for seven to eight years, over a heated exchange in the wee hours of Tuesday. The police have arrested one person and booked three others, who are absconding, for murder under Section 101 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023.

The deceased has been identified as Javed Ahmed Khan. Police said that Javed shared a room with his four friends, all taxi drivers hailing from Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh, in the Jarimari area of Saki Naka. The arrested accused, Shehbaaz Khan, 27, told the police that the five of them ordered dinner regularly from a nearby hotel, and whoever reached home first brought parcels for everybody. For three con...