Wikipedia's first sentence called it “shot dead by tausif and his friend rehman outside her college in the town of ballabhgarh in faridabad district”. Today it says “shot dead by tausif”.
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Abduction, and murder incident in India Nikita Tomar , a 20-year-old Indian student, was shot dead by Tausif, a Muslim young man (accompanied by his friend Rehman), outside her college in the town of Ballabhgarh in Faridabad district, Haryana , on 26 October 2020. Tausif wanted her to marry him and allegedly convert to Islam, both of which she refused. The incident was recorded on CCTV , which led to the arrests of two men, both of whom were fellow students. On 23 March 2021, two men were convicted of her murder by a fast-track court and were imprisoned for life. The Times of India . 29 October 2020 . "Shocking revelations, brutal reason behind murder of Ballabhgarh girl Nikita Tomar: What we know so far" .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Abduction, and murder incident in India Nikita Tomar , a 20-year-old Indian student, was shot dead by Tausif and his friend Rehman outside her college in the town of Ballabhgarh in Faridabad district, Haryana , on 26 October 2020. The boy who shot her wanted her to marry him and allegedly convert to Islam, which she refused to do. The incident was recorded on CCTV , which led to the arrest of two men, both of whom were fellow students. On 23 March 2021, two men were convicted of her murder by a fast-track court and were imprisoned for life. The Times of India . 29 October 2020 . "Shocking revelations, brutal reason behind murder of Ballabhgarh girl Nikita Tomar: What we know so far" .
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shot dead by tausif and his friend rehman outside her college in the town of ballabhgarh in faridabad district
Now
shot dead by tausif
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