
'Shouted for people to disperse, shot woman in back': Retired soldier kills woman at Rohtak railway station; accused arrested
The suspect jumped into a train to escape but was yanked off it by police. A video shows the woman lying on the platform, bleeding profusely. Bystanders, perhaps shocked by what they saw, hesitate for a couple of minutes before moving to help her.
The victim has been identified as 35-year-old Pinky, a native of Julana town in Jind district. The suspect, Wazir Singh, is from Lazwana Khurd village of Jind and is a retired soldier.
Rohtak GRP SHO Joginder Singh the two knew each other and worked in separate factories in Rohtak.
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Woman shot in back: SHO
Pinky and her 21-year-old son Lakshay were standing on platform 2 on Friday evening when Wazir turned up with a gun, say police.
'Wazir shouted for people to disperse and shot the woman in the back. While she collapsed on the ground, he entered the train. People raised the alarm and we arrested him from inside the train,' said the SHO.
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The shooting struck panic among passengers.
Pinky was rushed to the Post-Graduate Institute of medical sciences (PGIMS) here but couldn't be saved. Wazir is being interrogated by GRP. Lakshay told TOI over phone that his mother had given Wazir around Rs 10 lakh. 'She was repeatedly asking him for the money, but he wouldn't repay. He carried out the murder because of this,' he said.

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