Road-rage : Tiff over parking, IAF pilot stabbed to death

Mission_Safari · 13th April 2008, 12:28

Just saw this in ibnlive.com. Another example of what uncontrolled temper can do.

New Delhi: An Indian Air Force pilot was stabbed to death and another pilot injured, near Kasauli on Friday evening.

The 24-year-old pilot, Flight Lieutenant Anubhav Rao, was on his way to Kasuali when he was stabbed by an advocate, in an instance of road rage.

The two pilots, who were from the Ambala Air Force Base, had an argument with the local lawyer, Hari Das Tanwar, over parking. Tanwar had apparently parked his car while his wife was purchasing vegetables.

The quarrel intensified when Tanwar allegedly tried to run them over. The angry officers gave chase to Tanwar’s car and stopped it near Kasauli. They had a fight during the course of which Tanwar stabbed Rao in his thigh, cutting his artery.

IANS reports that Rao’s friend Sameer Yadav had also been stabbed.

Rao was taken to a hospital near Chandigarh, where he was declared brought dead.

Police arrested Tanwar from his home in Doon Valley and charged him with murder. Reports say that Tanwar confessed to his crime.

Police said that Tanwar was drunk when he attacked Rao, according to agencies.

Rao’s body has been sent to his hometown Hissar, for funeral rites.

IANS quoted his parents as saying, “Had his life been sacrificed in combat, our suffering would have been much less.”

Source : Tiff over parking, IAF pilot stabbed to death

FlyingSpur · 13th April 2008, 12:35

Oh my God. An IAF pilot, a soldier of the country. What a complete retard that advocate must have been. That too for parking? The country loses a soldier to the temper of a goddamn advocate. Should be tried, no less.

zenx · 13th April 2008, 12:41

Is everyone just going mad ? Apparently the economic growth is not doing anything is decrease anxiety, pressure and short fuses ? This is horrible. Can we do *anything* to help ?

condor · 13th April 2008, 12:47

Such a Waste of one who would been a fine national.

khan_sultan · 13th April 2008, 12:48

This is so sick. May the pilots soul rest in peace. Really, road rage is assuming alarming proportions.

SumitB · 13th April 2008, 13:26

The lawyer needs to be brought to book but......this is India. He is a lawyer. We will see the entire lawyer community up in arms and no will be interested to fight against a fellow lawyer. So end result, the parents of the officer will find it hard to hire a lawyer willing to get justice for their son. Shame shame the IPC.

HappyWheels · 13th April 2008, 13:58

Sad about the loss of life!

But I do not see a complete picture here. What actually happened? Why should the lawyer try to run over the pilot???

And what did the pilot, who has another person with him, do by following the lawyer and 'stopping' the car. He might have thought that he has an upper hand by noticing that the lawyer was traveling with his wife, so vulnerable.

It would have been better if we had know more details. And what was used for stabbing and from where did it come?

srijit · 13th April 2008, 14:25

Why blame only the lawyer? Didnt you read how the IAF pilots "chased" down the lawyer, instead of just shrugging it off. The lawyer can claim that he was being harrassed.
People should forgive and forget.

fash_1 · 13th April 2008, 15:01

What the... A LIFE lost because of road rage? Cant believe people get so mad, they dont know what they are doing.

hydrashok · 13th April 2008, 15:38

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Originally Posted by HappyWheels

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But I do not see a complete picture here. What actually happened? Why should the lawyer try to run over the pilot???

And what did the pilot, who has another person with him, do by following the lawyer and 'stopping' the car. He might have thought that he has an upper hand by noticing that the lawyer was traveling with his wife, so vulnerable.

It would have been better if we had know more details. And what was used for stabbing and from where did it come?

While the loss of life is indeed sad, I also think we should not blame the lawyer just like that without knowing more facts.

What if the lawyer, travelling with his wife had had to escape from the two IAF pilots and his rushing away is what was implied to be his trying to run them over?

And what did the pilots give chase and stop him on the road for? If it was the other way around (the lawyer chasing the pilots down and stabbing them) it might have been pretty evident what happened, but apparently the victims were the ones who went after him. There must have been some very strong provocation indeed, if he had to try and save himself and his wife by stabbing the Pilots.

iraghava · 13th April 2008, 15:56

Well maybe like it is mentioned, he was drunk out of his senses & in the resultant rage tried to run down the two & when they stopped him, he stabbed them??

Leave out the conspiracy theories boys. It's not nice at time when we are ruing the demise of a fine, young man. May his soul rest in peace & may his family have the strength to bear this terrible loss.

FlyingSpur · 13th April 2008, 16:52

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Originally Posted by iraghava

Well maybe like it is mentioned, he was drunk out of his senses....

iraghava, isn't that the first thing cops claim when anything happens on the road? I dont think thats enough information to be honest. After my first post I read the report again and it immediately struck me how little information and detail was available from the article, but I couldn't edit the post. It's almost as if the hazy article was written by a cop himself and not a reporter. If we had more information, maybe the incident would have been clearer. That said, fact is nothing should have been stimulus enough to take a life, regardless of whether it was a civilian or a soldier.

HappyWheels · 13th April 2008, 17:22

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Originally Posted by iraghava

...Leave out the conspiracy theories boys. It's not nice at time when we are ruing the demise of a fine, young man. May his soul rest in peace & may his family have the strength to bear this terrible loss.

All of agree with you on this, Iraghava.

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Originally Posted by flyingspur

...It's almost as if the hazy article was written by a cop himself and not a reporter. If we had more information, maybe the incident would have been clearer. That said, fact is nothing should have been stimulus enough to take a life, regardless of whether it was a civilian or a soldier.

Leaving the 'drunken' report aside for the moment; for all we know that lawyer might have had just one glass before going out with his wife, and I do think that his wife would have kept her shopping aside for the next day if she found her husband to be drunk and not in control of himself, as it is made out in the report.

It might as well have been a case of self defense, for all we know.

Yes, a life was lost and its bad. But then the How's and Why's need to be known before coming to a conclusion.

Mission_Safari · 13th April 2008, 19:11

Here is a better version of the incident . Source. Times of India

CHANDIGARH: An Indian Air Force fighter pilot lost his life in an incident of road rage near Kasauli on Friday evening.

Flt Lt Anubhav Roy, 24, was stabbed by Hari Dass Tanwar, a Kasauli lawyer after a row over parking. The officer succumbed to injuries on way to Command Hospital, Chandimandir while the lawyer has been arrested for murder. The incident took place just a kilometre short of Kasauli when Flt Lt Roy and Samir Yadav — Sukhoi pilots posted at Ambala Air Force station — and their two friends from Delhi were on way to Kasauli while returning from Shimla.

According to police, Flt Lt Roy and Tanwar had two rounds of arguments that culminated in an apparently drunk Tanwar attacking him with a kitchen knife. When Tanwar halted his car near Garhkhal to help his wife buy groceries, Roy, whose car was behind his, objected to the way he parked, and the two had an argument. But the matter was sorted out and the officers left the place.

"After covering some distance, when they stopped to relieve themselves, Tanwar almost ran over Flt Lt Roy who was standing by his car. Furious, the officers chased his car catching up just short of Kasauli.

Lawyer attacked others too

Even as Tanwar's wife tried to pacify Flt Lt Roy the advocate stabbed him on the thigh. As the officer's wound bled all over, Tanwar attacked him again, and he fell unconscious. The lawyer then lunged at the second officer, and brandished his knife menacingly at the others," said DSP Rajinder Pathania, who is supervising investigations.

The grievously wounded officer was was rushed to Kasauli's Army Hospital and then referred to Command Hospital, Chandimandir. He succumbed to injuries on the way and his body was shifted to Parwanoo ESI hospital for postmortem examination.

"Apart from Tanwar's confession, the postmortem report has confirmed excessive bleeding due to rupture of an artery as the cause of his death. Tanwar has also confessed," the Kasauli DSP added.

Sankar · 13th April 2008, 19:30

Thanks MS, that gives a better picture of the incident. Imo only the lawyer is to be blamed for this incident. His ego must've got hurt during the argument and maybe this provoked him enough to run down the pilot. And since he's a lawyer, he must've got extra confident as he knows the law and ways to escape if needed be.

May the young pilot's soul rest in peace.

13th April 2008, 12:28	#1
Mission_Safari BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 449 Thanked: 6 Times	Road-rage : Tiff over parking, IAF pilot stabbed to death Just saw this in ibnlive.com. Another example of what uncontrolled temper can do. New Delhi: An Indian Air Force pilot was stabbed to death and another pilot injured, near Kasauli on Friday evening. The 24-year-old pilot, Flight Lieutenant Anubhav Rao, was on his way to Kasuali when he was stabbed by an advocate, in an instance of road rage. The two pilots, who were from the Ambala Air Force Base, had an argument with the local lawyer, Hari Das Tanwar, over parking. Tanwar had apparently parked his car while his wife was purchasing vegetables. The quarrel intensified when Tanwar allegedly tried to run them over. The angry officers gave chase to Tanwar’s car and stopped it near Kasauli. They had a fight during the course of which Tanwar stabbed Rao in his thigh, cutting his artery. IANS reports that Rao’s friend Sameer Yadav had also been stabbed. Rao was taken to a hospital near Chandigarh, where he was declared brought dead. Police arrested Tanwar from his home in Doon Valley and charged him with murder. Reports say that Tanwar confessed to his crime. Police said that Tanwar was drunk when he attacked Rao, according to agencies. Rao’s body has been sent to his hometown Hissar, for funeral rites. IANS quoted his parents as saying, “Had his life been sacrificed in combat, our suffering would have been much less.” Source : Tiff over parking, IAF pilot stabbed to death
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13th April 2008, 12:35	#2
FlyingSpur Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,934 Thanked: 1,422 Times View My Garage	Oh my God. An IAF pilot, a soldier of the country. What a complete retard that advocate must have been. That too for parking? The country loses a soldier to the temper of a goddamn advocate. Should be tried, no less.
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13th April 2008, 12:41	#3
zenx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,161 Thanked: 158 Times View My Garage	Is everyone just going mad ? Apparently the economic growth is not doing anything is decrease anxiety, pressure and short fuses ? This is horrible. Can we do anything to help ?
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13th April 2008, 12:47	#4
condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speed-brkr City Posts: 15,864 Thanked: 16,013 Times View My Garage	Such a Waste of one who would been a fine national.
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13th April 2008, 12:48	#5
khan_sultan Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Noida/Bangalore Posts: 4,925 Thanked: 5,853 Times View My Garage	This is so sick. May the pilots soul rest in peace. Really, road rage is assuming alarming proportions.
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13th April 2008, 13:26	#6
SumitB BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Shillong Posts: 986 Thanked: 263 Times	The lawyer needs to be brought to book but......this is India. He is a lawyer. We will see the entire lawyer community up in arms and no will be interested to fight against a fellow lawyer. So end result, the parents of the officer will find it hard to hire a lawyer willing to get justice for their son. Shame shame the IPC.
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13th April 2008, 13:58	#7
HappyWheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,106 Thanked: 537 Times	Sad about the loss of life! But I do not see a complete picture here. What actually happened? Why should the lawyer try to run over the pilot??? And what did the pilot, who has another person with him, do by following the lawyer and 'stopping' the car. He might have thought that he has an upper hand by noticing that the lawyer was traveling with his wife, so vulnerable. It would have been better if we had know more details. And what was used for stabbing and from where did it come?
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13th April 2008, 14:25	#8
srijit BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 598 Thanked: 8 Times	Why blame only the lawyer? Didnt you read how the IAF pilots "chased" down the lawyer, instead of just shrugging it off. The lawyer can claim that he was being harrassed. People should forgive and forget.
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13th April 2008, 15:01	#9
fash_1 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: B'lore / Trichy Posts: 230 Thanked: 84 Times View My Garage	What the... A LIFE lost because of road rage? Cant believe people get so mad, they dont know what they are doing.
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13th April 2008, 15:56	#11
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Well maybe like it is mentioned, he was drunk out of his senses & in the resultant rage tried to run down the two & when they stopped him, he stabbed them?? Leave out the conspiracy theories boys. It's not nice at time when we are ruing the demise of a fine, young man. May his soul rest in peace & may his family have the strength to bear this terrible loss.
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13th April 2008, 19:11	#14
Mission_Safari BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 449 Thanked: 6 Times	Here is a better version of the incident . Source. Times of India CHANDIGARH: An Indian Air Force fighter pilot lost his life in an incident of road rage near Kasauli on Friday evening. Flt Lt Anubhav Roy, 24, was stabbed by Hari Dass Tanwar, a Kasauli lawyer after a row over parking. The officer succumbed to injuries on way to Command Hospital, Chandimandir while the lawyer has been arrested for murder. The incident took place just a kilometre short of Kasauli when Flt Lt Roy and Samir Yadav — Sukhoi pilots posted at Ambala Air Force station — and their two friends from Delhi were on way to Kasauli while returning from Shimla. According to police, Flt Lt Roy and Tanwar had two rounds of arguments that culminated in an apparently drunk Tanwar attacking him with a kitchen knife. When Tanwar halted his car near Garhkhal to help his wife buy groceries, Roy, whose car was behind his, objected to the way he parked, and the two had an argument. But the matter was sorted out and the officers left the place. "After covering some distance, when they stopped to relieve themselves, Tanwar almost ran over Flt Lt Roy who was standing by his car. Furious, the officers chased his car catching up just short of Kasauli. Lawyer attacked others too Even as Tanwar's wife tried to pacify Flt Lt Roy the advocate stabbed him on the thigh. As the officer's wound bled all over, Tanwar attacked him again, and he fell unconscious. The lawyer then lunged at the second officer, and brandished his knife menacingly at the others," said DSP Rajinder Pathania, who is supervising investigations. The grievously wounded officer was was rushed to Kasauli's Army Hospital and then referred to Command Hospital, Chandimandir. He succumbed to injuries on the way and his body was shifted to Parwanoo ESI hospital for postmortem examination. "Apart from Tanwar's confession, the postmortem report has confirmed excessive bleeding due to rupture of an artery as the cause of his death. Tanwar has also confessed," the Kasauli DSP added.
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13th April 2008, 19:30	#15
Sankar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Location Posts: 5,766 Thanked: 9,054 Times	Thanks MS, that gives a better picture of the incident. Imo only the lawyer is to be blamed for this incident. His ego must've got hurt during the argument and maybe this provoked him enough to run down the pilot. And since he's a lawyer, he must've got extra confident as he knows the law and ways to escape if needed be. May the young pilot's soul rest in peace.
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