“The culprit of the Ballabhgarh incident has been arrested. Strict action will be taken against the culprit. No criminal will be spared,” Haryana’s prime minister told reporters in Hisar.
The senior business student, Nikita Tomar she was shot and killed in broad daylight on Monday afternoon in front of her university in Ballabhgarh, where she had gone to take an exam. The man who shot her was seen on video of the incident, captured with a CCTV camera outside the university, trying to push her into a car and when she tries to save herself she is shot at point blank range.
After shooting Tomar, the assailant fled with his partner in the car. Meanwhile, the 21-year-old was rushed to hospital where she succumbed to the gunshot wound. The locals and relatives of the student also held a protest.
Police today arrested the attacker Touseef and his accomplice, Rehan, and sent them to two days of police custody.
According to ACP Ballabgarh Jaiveer Rathi, Touseef and Rehan, they were apparently waiting in a car for Nikita Tomar to leave the university.
“Nikita had come to the university for an exam. Accused, Touseef, whom she knew, tried to talk to her and then shot him,” he said.
Nikita’s father said the defendant used to tease her previously as well. “We also complained before because these people used to bother her and now they have killed my daughter. My daughter went to take an exam at the university. The assailant tried to force her to sit in his car but she refused. Fight, he shot her “, He said.
Meanwhile, the woman’s mortal remains were handed over to her family in Faridabad today.
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