MUMBAI: A senior citizen
was found brutally murdered and robbed aboard the Kamayani
Express late on Saturday. Nandki Siddiqui (65), the victim, was
travelling from Allahabad to Mumbai with
her teenaged grandson, Mohammad
Imran. The murder took place between Thane and Lokmanya
Tilak Terminus (LTT) stations after other passengers had
disembarked at Thane around 11.30 pm.
GRP officials said they suspect the involvement of a man who boarded the train at Thane claiming to be a ticket checker. The man told Imran that the compartment was reserved for ladies and he should move to a general compartment, leaving his grandmother alone. At LTT, the train's last stop, Imran returned to pick up Nandki but saw his grandmother lying in a pool of blood. Her throat was slit and Rs 2,500 was missing from her belongings.
"From the manner in which he attacked the senior citizen, the accused seems likely to be a habitual offender. Nandki was quite frail and was in no position to put up a struggle. If the accused intended to rob her, he could have merely threatened her. Killing her was unnecessary," said assistant police commissioner Bapu Thombre. Imran has described the assailant to the police. As the compartment was located next to the guard's cabin, the guard too had a good look at the suspect and will aid the police in preparing his identity-sketch.
Nandki and Imran (19), the son of her younger son, were travelling to Mumbai for a wedding in the family of Nandki's older son who is based in Nala Sopara. On Friday, the duo boarded the Kamayani Express from Allahabad around 7 pm. On Saturday, around 11.30 pm, the train reached Thane and most passengers got off. A man dressed in a black T-shirt and blue jeans then got into the compartment in which Nandki and Imran were seated. He asked to see their tickets and fished out a receipt book from his pocket, introducing himself as a ticket checker.
"The man told Imran that he was travelling illegally in the ladies compartment and would have to pay a fine of Rs 500. He also asked Imran to move into the general compartment if he wanted to avoid paying the fine. An unsuspecting Imran did as he was told," senior inspector Dilip Gore said. "We suspect the accused murdered Nandki, robbed her and then got off the running train. The entire incident took less than ten minutes."
GRP officials said they suspect the involvement of a man who boarded the train at Thane claiming to be a ticket checker. The man told Imran that the compartment was reserved for ladies and he should move to a general compartment, leaving his grandmother alone. At LTT, the train's last stop, Imran returned to pick up Nandki but saw his grandmother lying in a pool of blood. Her throat was slit and Rs 2,500 was missing from her belongings.
"From the manner in which he attacked the senior citizen, the accused seems likely to be a habitual offender. Nandki was quite frail and was in no position to put up a struggle. If the accused intended to rob her, he could have merely threatened her. Killing her was unnecessary," said assistant police commissioner Bapu Thombre. Imran has described the assailant to the police. As the compartment was located next to the guard's cabin, the guard too had a good look at the suspect and will aid the police in preparing his identity-sketch.
Nandki and Imran (19), the son of her younger son, were travelling to Mumbai for a wedding in the family of Nandki's older son who is based in Nala Sopara. On Friday, the duo boarded the Kamayani Express from Allahabad around 7 pm. On Saturday, around 11.30 pm, the train reached Thane and most passengers got off. A man dressed in a black T-shirt and blue jeans then got into the compartment in which Nandki and Imran were seated. He asked to see their tickets and fished out a receipt book from his pocket, introducing himself as a ticket checker.
"The man told Imran that he was travelling illegally in the ladies compartment and would have to pay a fine of Rs 500. He also asked Imran to move into the general compartment if he wanted to avoid paying the fine. An unsuspecting Imran did as he was told," senior inspector Dilip Gore said. "We suspect the accused murdered Nandki, robbed her and then got off the running train. The entire incident took less than ten minutes."
After conducting an autopsy at the Rajawadi post-mortem centre,
Nandki's body was handed over to her family. "We are scanning our files
for habitual offenders. The accused must have carried a knife on him and
had planned the robbery in advance. He also struck Nandki on her arm,
leaving a deep gash," Gore said. "The compartment was splattered with
blood. We suspect the accused is well-aware of how a ticket checker
works as he was armed with a receipt book."
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