A disturbing incident unfolded on Thursday night as 45-year-old Jaswant Singh, also known as Soni Sardar, was fatally shot by two unidentified assailants on a motorcycle. The entire event was captured on CCTV cameras in Dabra’s Gopal Bagh City, a gated community where Singh resided.
The CCTV footage shows Singh casually conversing with neighbors during his routine evening walk when two men arrived on a motorcycle. After a brief interaction, the attackers suddenly opened fire, shooting Singh multiple times before fleeing. Singh collapsed as the attackers fired a final shot and left the scene. Family members rushed him to a hospital in Gwalior, where he was pronounced dead.
Singh, recently released on a 15-day parole due to good behavior, was serving a life sentence for a 2016 murder. Having come out on October 28, he was frequently seen walking around his neighborhood. Security concerns have surfaced as the community’s guard post was left unattended for the last two days, giving the attackers unrestricted access.
Upon learning of the shooting, Gwalior Superintendent of Police Dharmveer Singh Yadav and other senior officers inspected the scene and reviewed CCTV footage. The police suspect a connection between the shooting and Singh’s prior criminal history. Photos of the suspects from the footage have been circulated, and multiple checkpoints have been set up across the area to locate the attackers.
According to Additional SP Niranjan Sharma, “The attack appears premeditated, potentially linked to an old case. Police teams are actively working to apprehend the culprits.”
