Wanted for 3 murders, UP's TikTok 'villain' shoots self dead in roadways bus
Bijnore: In a sordid turn of events, the saga of Ashwini Kumar, also known as Johny Dada and Tik Tok Villain, ended on Saturday when he shot himself dead in a roadways bus in Barhapur area in Bijnore in Uttar Pradesh.
Ashwini Kumar, 30, was the main suspect in three murders and reportedly a drug addict, who used to upload TikTok videos of himself posing as a ‘villain’.
He also posted violent Facebook messages like ‘I will destroy everything’, ‘Devil is ready now’ and ‘See my havoc’.
Though he had no criminal record, Ashwini made it to the ‘most wanted list’ in Bijnore with reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, after he shot dead a local BJP leader’s 25-year-old son and his nephew, following a dispute on September 27.
He also shot dead a girl, who had spurned his advances.
Fifteen police teams had been chasing Ashwini since the past week, when on Friday his location was traced to Bijnore’s Nagina area.
Bijnore Superintendent of Police (Rural) Vishwajeet Srivastava said, “He was trying to flee and had boarded a roadways bus to Delhi. A local police team stopped the bus around 1.15 a.m. on Saturday.”
Ashwini was spotted after two constables became suspicious of passenger, who had covered his face with a white handkerchief. When the policemen approached a man, he panicked, drew his gun and shot himself in the head. He died on the spot.
The police recovered a pistol, two magazines and a 14-page note with detailed account of the three murders allegedly committed by Ashwini from him.
Ashwini was a graduate and his father was a clerk in a sugarcane cooperative society in Dhampur tehsil, while his elder brother works in a private company in Dehradun.
According to his family, Ashwini also used to work with a private firm in Delhi but abruptly gave it up. His family believes his sustained drug addiction might have affected his mental health.
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3 killed, 15 injured in fire after blast at firecracker unit in MP's Dewas; CM orders probe
Dewas/Indore (PTI): At least three workers were killed and 15 persons injured after a fire broke out following an explosion at a firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district on Thursday, an official said.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav expressed grief over the incident and ordered an investigation. The state government will provide an assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of each of the deceased, and the injured will receive free treatment, he said in a post on X.
Three persons were killed in the fire at the firecracker unit located in Tonk Kalan area, and around 15 injured persons were sent to hospitals in Indore and Dewas, Collector Rituraj Singh told reporters after inspecting the site.
Videos of the aftermath surfaced on social media, showing thick white smoke billowing from the factory along the Agra–Mumbai national highway. The clips also showed people rushing the injured for treatment amid cries for help, with body parts seen scattered at the site.
The collector said the fire has been brought under control. The administration has taken possession of explosives stored at another location within the unit, he said.
The work to manufacture small firecrackers at the factory of a person named Anil Malviya had begun only 15 days ago, and a licence has been issued for the unit, the collector said.
A detailed investigation is underway into the incident, he added.
CM Yadav said, "I have directed Deputy Chief Minister and Dewas district guardian minister Jagdish Devda, the home secretary and senior officials to visit the spot. An inquiry has also been ordered into the incident."
Local residents said there was a massive explosion at the factory, and the victims' body parts were found scattered far away from the site.
They said construction work was underway at the site and different sheds were being built there.
