Was the targeted killing of 13 bullets in Chandigarh Sector-11 already planned? Who were the masked attackers who were seen in CCTV and fled on the bike? Was cashier Janaki Das specifically targeted using an automatic weapon? After all, what is the real motive behind this sensational murder that took place in broad daylight without any threat?
Chandigarh: ‘The City Beautiful’, which is counted among the safest and most orderly cities of the country, was shaken by the sound of bullets on Saturday afternoon. Masked assailants barged into a famous medical store in Sector 11, one of the busiest and poshest markets of Chandigarh, and shot dead the cashier in public. This audacious incident was carried out at a time when hundreds of people were bustling with activity in the market. The brutality and systematic manner in which the attackers carried out this massacre has raised serious questions on the law and order situation in the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana.
At 2:30 in the afternoon… and suddenly 13 bullets rang out.
It was around 2:30 on Saturday afternoon. The chemist market of Sector 11, located just near PGIMER hospital, was buzzing with customers as usual. In a renowned medical store in the same market, cashier Janaki Das (native of Rohru, Himachal Pradesh) was sitting at the counter busy in her daily accounts. Then a motorcycle stopped outside the shop, on which three youths were riding. One youth started the bike and stood outside, while the other two youths quickly entered the shop.
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Live video of death captured in CCTV: Just 60 seconds of play
The entire incident has been captured in the CCTV cameras installed inside the shop, the footage of which is shocking. It is seen in the video that two youths aged 20-25 years, who were wearing masks on their faces, come into the shop in a very normal manner. As they get very close to cashier Janaki Das, both of them take out gleaming automatic weapons from inside their clothes. Without wasting a moment, an attacker pulls the trigger on Janaki Das from point blank range. 13 rounds were fired in quick succession inside the shop. Due to the sound of bullets, the entire shop was filled with smoke and smell of gunpowder, and Janaki Das fell bleeding and bleeding there behind the counter.
Suspense of targeted killing: They were not robbers, they were ‘betel nut killers’!
The chronology behind this horrific incident is surprising even the police. The biggest suspense is about the fact that the motive of the attackers was not looting at all. Cash worth lakhs was lying on the counter of the shop, but the attackers did not even touch it. Other employees and customers were also present in the shop at the time of the incident, but the shooters did not harm anyone else. His only target was one and only Janaki Das. This has made it clear that this is a case of a well-planned ‘targeted killing’. However, the shop owner has told the police that he or his staff had not received any ransom or threat call before the incident.
Chandigarh Police’s Chakravyuh: Will masked hunters be caught?
Immediately after committing the crime, both the shooters ran outside waving their weapons in the air and in the blink of an eye, sitting on a motorcycle that was already started, along with their third companion, fled away from the crowded market. This public murder created a stir in the entire Sector 11 market and traders closed their shops out of fear. As soon as the information was received, top officials of Chandigarh Police reached the spot with heavy police force and forensic team. Police have recovered empty bullet shells from the incident site. To identify the attackers and track the route of their bike, an alert has been issued at checkpoints across the city. After all, what enmity could anyone have against a simple cashier from Himachal? This bloody mystery is yet to be revealed.