Two convicted in Nikita Tomar murder case

Tribune News Service 
Chandigarh, March 24 

A local court in Faridabad on Wednesday convicted the two key accused in the Nikita Tomar murder case—Tausif and his aide Rehan—for killing the 21-year-old girl in broad daylight in last October. 

The court of the District and Sessions Court in Faridabad on Wednesday delivered the verdict nearly four months after the trial began on December 1. 

Nikita Tomar, 21, was shot in broad daylight at Ballabhgarh in Faridabad district of Haryana on October 26 last year. The incident took place during an abduction attempt that was caught on camera. 

The two men had tried to abduct Nikita Tomar. When she resisted, Tausif pulled out a revolver and fired at her.  

Tausif told the police after his arrest that that he shot Nikita as he wanted to marry her but she was about to get married to someone else. 

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) probed the case and submitted challan in a record time. 

The victim’s family had later given an application saying that this was a case of “love jihad”.