-Yatharth Sikka
On October 26, a 21-year-old student named Nikita Tomar was shot dead by two men outside the Aggarwal college in Ballabgarh, Faridabad.
The victim had last month filed a complaint of molestation and harassment against one of the accused Taufeeq.
The incident took place around 3.45 pm, when the girl, Nikita Tomar, came out of her college after giving her exam. Nikita was a final year B.Com student.
In the CCTV footage posted by journalist Raj Shekhar Jha on Twitter, the accused is seen stepping out of his car and pulling out his revolver. The accused, who arrived at the spot in an i20 car, tried to pull Nikita inside, in a possible bid to kidnap her. When she resisted, one accused Tufeeq shot her.
The other accused immediately got out of the car and pulled Taufeeq back into the car. Both then fled the crime scene.
As per reports, the accused wanted to kidnap Nikita but killed her when she managed to run. On being rushed to the hospital, Nikita was declared dead.
Nikita and her family had also filed a molestation complaint against Taufeeq last month. The primary accused has now been arrested. While speaking about the incident, ACP (Ballabgarh) Jaiveer Rathi informed, “One of the accused identified as Taufeeq hailing from Sohna was known to the victim and a complaint against him had been lodged by the victim’s kin a few months ago for harassment and molestation but a compromise had been reached.”
According to him, the ‘rejection of friendship’ could be a motive behind the crime. The police have launched a manhunt against the two accused.
As per the sources said, Taufeeq studied with Nikita Tomar till class 12th and had kidnapped her in 2017 in what police said was a one-sided love affair. The family had lodged an FIR but later withdrew the case due to social stigma and to allegedly keep their daughter out of any legal procedure. However, the accused Tufeeq continued to harass her. Tomar lived with her family in Sector 23 in Ballabgarh.
