Serial killer who committed murder on train caught, police scanned 2000 CCTV footage to catch him – India TV

Gujarat Police recently arrested a man for the rape and murder of a 19-year-old girl. But the story is not as simple as it seems. After the arrest, a can of worms was opened which led to the discovery of a serial killer committing murders on trains. What was even more surprising was that the defendant was disabled.

Rahul Karamveer Jat, who was accused of raping and murdering a 19-year-old woman in Gujarat recently, was arrested. After this arrest, Gujarat police officials claimed that the suspect was linked to at least four murders, as well as other crimes, that took place mostly on trains in various states in a month. Rahul Karamveer Jat was arrested on November 24 from Vapi railway station in Valsad, Gujarat. Following this, a joint investigation was conducted by the authorities of 6 states and nearly 2000 CCTV cameras were analyzed in many districts of Gujarat.

How was the serial killer caught?

The 30-year-old accused, a resident of Haryana, was arrested following a major operation across multiple states on November 24. Valsad Superintendent of Police Karanraj Vaghela said that the serial killer was caught by the police while he was traveling on the Bandra-Bhuj train. The police first achieved success following the alleged murder and rape of a 19-year-old college student near Udwada railway station in Valsad district on November 14. After this, more than 2000 CCTV cameras were scanned.

2000 CCTV cameras scanned

When the dead woman was forensically examined, it was confirmed that she had been raped. Following the incident, the police formed several investigation teams and examined the footage of more than 2000 CCTV cameras. The defendant was seen in the security cameras installed at the train station wearing the same clothes found in the area where the woman’s body was found. Investigators identified the suspect from his limp at Vapi railway station. In the CCTV footage, Jat is seen eating at the railway station after committing the gruesome crime.

Police from many states organized a joint operation

Once he was identified, a joint investigation was launched involving the police forces of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. The investigation revealed that he had committed murders in multiple states. According to media reports, Class 5 dropout Rahul Karamveer Jat has reportedly confessed to many crimes. According to the Valsad police chief, the accused had killed a fellow passenger on the Bengaluru-Murdeshwar train in Karnataka on October 25 following a dispute over cigarettes. He looted and killed a 63-year-old man on the Katihar Express in West Bengal on November 19.

He had killed a woman on the Mangalore Special Express at Secunderabad railway station on November 24, a few days before his arrest. Vaghela said he sexually assaulted and killed a female passenger on the Pune-Kanyakumari train near Solapur in October 2024. The investigation into this incident continues. Police said the defendant’s modus operandi involved targeting lone passengers, particularly in disabled and female passenger coaches.

(Report- Jitendra Patil)