An ex-serviceman, who was allegedly in an inebriated state, shot a woman dead at the Rohtak railway station in Haryana in full public view on Friday night.
The police identified the accused as Vajir Singh and said he was caught at the spot and later arrested on charges of murder. The victim, Pinky, was rushed to the nearby Rohtak PGIMS by her son, Lakshya, but doctors declared her dead on arrival.
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According to the police, Singh had to pay Rs 12 lakh to Pinky’s husband, Rammehar. He had allegedly taken the money, saying he would get Lakshya a job, but Rammehar told the police that he did not deliver on his promise. The matter was allegedly raised in the village panchayat, where Singh had promised that he would return the money, but did not.
Pinky was a resident of Julana while Singh resides in the nearby Lijwana Khurd village. Both Pinky and Singh used to work in the same company located at Hisar bypass and used to commute daily from Rohtak to their native places by train, the police said.
“Last night, they finished work and reached the railway station. Pinky was accompanied by Lakshya. While people were waiting for their trains at the platform, Singh shouted, ‘Aage se hat jao, main goli chala raha hoon (Get out of the way, I am going to shoot)’. Within moments, he opened fire, and the bullet hit Pinky in the back. Lakshya, who was also standing at the platform, reached the spot and sought people’s help,” a police official who is part of the investigating team said.
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Singh tried to run away but was caught by a team of Government Railway Police and district police personnel. According to the police, after he shot Pinky, Singh kept standing on the platform and kept fiddling with his phone. As chaos broke out at the platform, he boarded a train to Kurukshetra, but before it could depart, the police arrived, and onlookers led them to Singh.
The victim, Pinky, was rushed to the nearby Rohtak PGIMS by her son, Lakshya, but doctors declared her dead on arrival. 
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