The two teenagers, who were detained over the murder of a taxi driver Friday, were taking their first ride in an Uber cab on the day of the incident, said police sources.

The duo had installed the Uber App on their phones two days before the murder and had taken the cab, driven by victim Kuldeep Thakur, merely for the experience, said sources.

“One of the minors, whose father had been earlier arrested in a murder case, was carrying his father’s pistol. After boarding the cab, they started talking to Thakur,” said sources.

However, when Thakur told them that he hailed from a village in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district, they started making fun of him and his village, said sources.

“Thakur was already annoyed with them as the boys didn’t have a specific destination and were making the cab take rounds of Mundka. They soon got embroiled in a heated argument,” they added.

The argument between the victim and the two teenagers escalated into a scuffle, after which Thakur stopped the cab, said sources.

“One of the boys pulled out a firearm and shot Thakur twice — in the temple and the neck,” they said. The two boys dumped his body in a field and drove back to their village in the cab, added sources.

However, when they reached Najafgarh, they saw a police van and decided to dump the vehicle in an isolated place.

They also took off the registration plates of the taxi and hid them in the boot of the car, said sources.

“After dumping the victim’s car, they went to a local market in Tilak Nagar, where they had some snacks. They then booked another cab and went back home,” said sources.

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