TikTok star stabs 19-year-old days before her wedding, arrested
A TikTok user having over 4 lakh followers has been arrested by Ghaziabad Police for stabbing a woman to death, just days before her wedding. The accused, 21-year-old Sherkhan Choudhary attacked 19-year-old Naina Kaur on June 17 at the Tila Mor market. Reports said the "one-sided lover" planned the murder after the victim refused to elope with him multiple times. Here's what went down.
She was pursuing a nursing course, lived with her parents
The victim was pursuing a nursing course in Delhi after finishing her intermediate. She lived with her parents, Baldev Singh and Neelam Kaur, in Vivek Vihar Colony, Tulsi Niketan. Naina's elder sister is married, and her own wedding was scheduled for June 22. Her father said the incident happened around 8 pm when they were returning from a nearby market.
Family was returning from market when three men attacked them
Baldev informed TOI his daughter wanted to eat chilly potato and stopped at an outlet with her mother. He was merely 50 meters away when three people on a bike approached the duo and thrashed Naina. When Neelam objected, the mask-wearing attackers hit her too. She became unconscious. The father said one of them stopped him from saving his wife and daughter.
On seeing mother's condition, Naina slapped attacker, was stabbed
"When Naina saw her mother lying on the road, she got up and slapped the accused several times. Suddenly, he stabbed her with a knife — first on the neck, abdomen and then other parts. He then fled," a distraught Baldev narrated.
She was rushed to a hospital, couldn't survive the injuries
Baldev claimed none of the bystanders came for help. They were just waiting for the murder to happen, he alleged. Naina was taken to a hospital in Delhi and breathed her last on Thursday (June 18) morning. During the attack, Neelam managed to tear the mask off one of the attackers, revealing Sherkhan's face. Sherkhan is a resident of Sunder Nagri, said reports.
After adopted sister's wedding, family wanted grand celebration for Naina
Relatives informed Jagran that the parents had adopted Naina's elder sister Nishu years ago. After marrying her off, they wanted the same for their own child. Naina's sister-in-law Rani Kaur informed that the family was pumped up for the big day. "No one imagined she would say goodbye in this manner," she added. The family demanded strict punishment against the culprits.
Sherkhan's friends were arrested on June 18
Moving swiftly, police arrested accomplices — Salman, Ashiq alias Asiz, and Aamir — on June 18. The main accused was at large and was held around 1 am on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. His brother Imran and brother-in-law Rizwan were helping Sherkhan shift from Harsh Vihar to the Panchsheel colony when police nabbed him. He carried a reward of Rs. 20,000.
Accused have been booked for murder
Sherkhan informed police that Naina's repeated refusals to run away with him prompted him to plan the crime, Keshav Kumar Mishra, circle officer (Sahibabad), told Swarajya. To note, on TikTok, Sherkhan was known to glorify violence. Two cases, one for murder and another under Arms Act, have been filed. Cops plan to book the accused under the Gangsters' Act as well.
