• Source:JND

Ambedkar Nagar Shocker: Aamir, who was killed in an encounter with the police, was not an ordinary murderer, but a 'psycho killer. Police said the 20-year-old accused had a criminal psyche. The accused of killing four children and their mother in Ambedkar Nagar was gunned down in a police encounter on Monday, in which two policemen were also injured.

The accused, Aamir, was the prime suspect in the gruesome killings that sent shockwaves through the district two days ago. Ambedkar Nagar SP Prachi Singh said, "Aamir was cornered by police following a tip-off when he was trying to flee the district. When asked to surrender, he opened fire. In retaliatory firing, the accused sustained fatal injuries. Two policemen were also injured in the encounter, the SP told reporters.

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The quintuple murder had initially confused the investigators. When the bodies of the four children were discovered on May 2, the mother was initially suspected to be behind the act. However, the narrative changed a day later when the woman's body was found dumped in a drain, indicating that she too was a victim of the same perpetrator.

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What Led Aamir To Kill Five

According to police, a combination of obsessive affection and greed for property is suspected to have triggered the killings. A thorough probe and technical surveillance led police to Aamir, the SP said. "Aamir wanted to marry the woman. He also wanted to grab her property. When things did not go his way, he eliminated the entire family," the officer said. A large contingent of police has been deployed in the area following the encounter to keep a check on law and order, Singh added.

Why Was He Called A Psychopath?

Citing his long history of crimes involving murder and rape, police said Aamir showed the behaviour of a 'psycho killer'. According to police, Aami, along with three accomplices, had killed a man in November 2021. Since he was a minor at that time, despite being charged under Sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) of the IPC, he got just two years imprisonment under the juvenile law, reports TOI.

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After being released from jail, he again began criminal activities. The police record showed that he allegedly raped a 55-year-old Dalit woman and attempted to strangulate her in August 2024. In the same month after raping the woman, he allegedly opened fire at a police team, prompting a retaliation, in which he was injured.

(With PTI Inputs)


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