Auto driver runs over passenger, killing him over ₹30 fare dispute in Ahmedabad

In a shocking incident that unfolded in the heart of Ahmedabad city, an auto-rickshaw driver was arrested within hours of a fatal hit-and-run involving an unidentified man near the Kalash Residency, opposite the Jain derasar in Navrangpura. The deceased reportedly succumbed to severe head injuries after being deliberately run over twice by the accused, allegedly due to a petty dispute over a ₹30 fare.

The incident occurred on the evening of April 20. CCTV footage from the area showed the victim walking along the road when a rickshaw struck him from behind, causing him to collapse on the spot. Shockingly, the driver then took a U-turn and ran over the victim a second time before fleeing the scene. The man died on the spot due to grievous injuries.

The Local Crime Branch (LCB) and Navrangpura Police formed multiple investigative teams. Officers examined over 300 CCTV clips and used human intelligence and technical surveillance to trace the rickshaw’s registration number.

Within hours, the suspect, identified as 22-year-old Sameer Kanubhai Raghunath Natt, was apprehended. Natt, a resident of Rudra Apartment near Sindhu Bhavan Road, Bodakdev, originally hails from Ajmer district in Rajasthan.

During interrogation, Natt confessed that on April 19, he had picked up two passengers from the Vadaj bus station. One of them alighted at Lakhudi Talawadi while the second, the deceased, intended to travel to Kalupur. However, Natt refused to go that far and instead dropped him near Navrangpura crossroads.

The victim reportedly asked the driver to stop near Kalash Hotel to relieve himself. Both men disembarked. When the victim walked towards Jain Derasar without paying the fare, the enraged rickshaw driver allegedly ran him over, then circled back and drove over him again, targeting his legs, to ensure he was fatally injured.

Police have arrested the accused and booked under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and relevant sections of the Motor Vehicles Act.