Was inspired by Bollywood to abduct girl and make her fall in love: Key accused in Nikita murder case
Sanjay Yadav
Faridabad, October 29
Inspired by Bollywood and web series that he had been binging on during the lockdown, Tausif thought a filmy abduction and forceful marriage and honeymoon at a hill station could help him win over Nikita Tomar.
According to highly placed sources, he believed that if she stayed with him for 15 days she would fall for him.
“He had been following Bollywood theories for love. He tried dragging her inside his car and she screamed that she would rather die. He claims that it was the defiant look in her eyes that made him understand it won’t happen and he shot her dead to ensure if not his she could not be anybody else’s,” revealed a senior investigator.
The Faridabad police are busy collecting evidence and say that they will file charge sheet as early as possible.
A team of SIT headed by ACP Anil Yadav went to the family’s home today to question them primarily about the 2018 complaint of abduction against Tausif.
The accused as per sources had been left scarred with proceedings of public apology by him.
The police are also looking into call details of Nikita as while the family claims that Tausif has suddenly returned in her life this year the accused has been insisting that he had been persuading her since last year but got no encouragement from her.
“We have collected most of the evidence in the case and started preparing a charge sheet. We are trying to file a strong charge sheet against the accused. We are also exploring call details of the accused and the victim and also getting details of their bank accounts,” said Anil Yadav, ACP, Crime, and head of SIT.
The Faridabad police have provided security to the family of Nikita Tomar.
Police provided separate gunmen to Nikita’s father, mother and brother for their security.
Main accused Tausif and weapon provider Ajruddin were produced in a city court today and sent to judicial custody. Reyan, the associate of Tausif, will be produced in court by Friday, said police.
“The accused has been arrested and most of evidence has been collected,” said OP Singh, Commissioner of police, Faridabad.
Tausif belongs to a political hotshot family that has ruled in Mewat for years.
He has raised a demand for him to be lodged in jail of his choice.
After order of court to send him in Neemka jail, Faridabad, his lawyer moved an application and applied to go to Gurugram’s Bhondsi jail instead.
Nikita’s lawyer and maternal uncle Aidal Singh Rawat said they have received information from the court that the accused Tausif has applied to go to Bhondsi jail.
Rawat says that Tausif’s maternal uncle Islamuddin is a notorious criminal and he is lodged in Gurugram’s Bhondsi jail.
“They will run their nexus and he will be privileged there. We will protest against this and appeal to the court not to accept this demand of accused,” added advocate Rawat.
It may be noted that Tausif had allegedly changed his name to Ankit to get in touch with the deceased during school days.
Tausif had hidden his identity fearing that his religion might become a hindrance in becoming friends with the girl he “loved”.
