Rahul Jat, the person caught by Valsad police for allegedly killing 5 individuals, together with 4 in another way abled individuals inside trains between October and November, has now confessed to have killed and robbed one other particular person in June in Dabhoi city in Vadodara district, police mentioned.
The physique of Fayaz Ahmed Shaikh (30), a resident of Akkalkuwa in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra, was discovered on June 9 in a desolate spot close to a railway station in Dabhoi.
Like a majority of Jat’s different targets, Shaikh was additionally in another way abled with partial blindness and had met the accused inside a prepare, mentioned police.
Officers mentioned Jat killed Shaikh on June 8 over an argument and robbed him of money amounting to Rs 5,500 and a cell phone.
On Monday, Valsad police mentioned that, throughout questioning, Jat advised them he met Shaikh on the Vadodara Railway Station. They each needed to go to Mumbai however by accident ended up in a prepare going to Dabhoi from Vadodara, mentioned Valsad Deputy Superintendent of Police A Okay Verma.
After a couple of stations, they realised their mistake and acquired down at a station forward of Dabhoi.
Verma additional mentioned, “Jat and Shaikh acquired out of the station and walked as much as a petroleum pump. After this, they reached a desolate place the place a quarrel ensued between them over some subject. The accused then strangulated Shaikh to dying and took away his cash and cell phone earlier than escaping from the spot.”
Dabhoi police recovered Shaikh’s physique the subsequent day and lodged an unintentional dying report. On the idea of Jat’s alleged confession, a police group from Valsad reached Vadodara Railway Station and picked up CCTV footage relationship again to June 8. In addition they contacted Dabhoi police and gathered details about the restoration of Shaikh’s physique.
Speaking to The Indian Categorical, Valsad District Superintendent of Police Dr Karanraj Vaghela mentioned, “After Jat’s confession, Dabhoi police has added homicide and theft sections within the unintentional dying criticism in Shaikh’s case. The criticism was filed by the daddy of the deceased, Mehboob Shaikh.”
Notably, Jat had walked out of Jodhpur jail in Could 2024, solely a month earlier than the Dabhoi incident. He was put behind bars for his alleged involvement in a collection of truck thefts.
“The accused has confessed to have dedicated six murders, together with these of three ladies and as many males,” Vaghela added. Jat’s alleged involvement within the homicide on trains got here to mild following his arrest within the rape-murder of a 19-year-old lady in a mango orchard in Valsad district final month.
On November 14, {the teenager} was on her approach residence from tuition courses when Jat noticed her and commenced following her. As the lady reached a desolate spot, he pulled her right into a neighbouring mango orchard, raped and killed her. Jat left behind his backpack containing his garments and different belongings, which helped the police ultimately determine and nab him on November 24.
Following his arrest, he allegedly confessed to have dedicated 4 murders inside trains between October 20 and November 24 – the day of his arrest. The our bodies of his victims, together with two males and two ladies, have been recovered inside coaches reserved for the in another way abled in trains in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, and Karnataka. Valsad Police mentioned he raped one in every of these ladies and sodomised a person apart from robbing them.
Jat, a local of Rohtak in Haryana, is at present in police remand that may finish this week.
