The current arrest of Rahul Karamveer Jat, a person charged with the rape and homicide of a 19-year-old girl in Gujarat, has revealed some deeply troubling revelations.
Gujarat police officers declare that the suspect is linked to at the very least 4 further murders in addition to different crimes, predominantly occurring on trains throughout a number of states inside only a month.
Rahul Karamveer Jat was arrested at Vapi Railway Station in Gujarat’s Valsad, on November 24, after a joint police probe involving officers from 6 states and the evaluation of almost 2,000 CCTV cameras all through a number of districts in Gujarat.
How was the serial killer caught in Gujarat?
The accused, 30, a resident of Haryana, was apprehended on November 24 following a large multistate operation. The serial killer was caught by the police whereas he was travelling on a Bandra-Bhuj prepare, Valsad superintendent of police Karanraj Vaghela stated.
The primary breakthrough got here after the alleged homicide and rape of a 19-year-old school scholar close to Udvada railway station within the Valsad district on November 14.
2000 CCTV footage scanned
Quickly after the deceased girl’s forensic examination, which confirmed rape, police fashioned a number of investigation groups and examined greater than 2,000 CCTV digicam footage.
The accused was noticed on CCTV cameras on the railway station, carrying the identical garments that have been recovered from the realm the place the girl’s physique was discovered. Investigators recognized the suspect via his distinctive limp at Vapi railway station.
The CCTV digicam footage additionally confirmed Jat relishing some meals, after committing the chilling crime, on the railway station.
The identification later led to a joint operation involving police forces from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. The investigation additional revealed a string of murders dedicated by him throughout a number of states.
Who’s serial killer Rahul Karamveer Jat and his felony historical past
Rahul Karamveer Jat is a Class 5 dropout, media reviews prompt. He has reportedly confessed to a collection of crimes.
Based on Valsad SP, the accused had murdered a fellow passenger in Karnataka on the Bengaluru-Murdeshwar prepare following an argument over cigarettes on October 25. In West Bengal, he killed and robbed a 63-year-old man on the Katihar Specific on November 19, inflicting a number of stab wounds.
Just a few days earlier than his arrest, he had murdered a lady on the Mangalore Particular Specific at Secunderabad railway station on November 24.
“In October 2024, he sexually assaulted and murdered a lady passenger on the Pune-Kanyakumari prepare close to Solapur and an investigation is on on this matter,” Vaghela stated.
The accused’s modus operandi concerned concentrating on lone passengers, significantly in disabled coaches and ladies’s compartments, police stated.
