A recently released video of Nikitha, the complainant in the alleged jewellery theft case that led to the custodial death of temple security guard Ajithkumar, offers a detailed narration of the events at the temple on the day of the incident. However, her account, while attempting to justify her complaint, has raised further questions, especially about why only Ajith Kumar was accused and fatally assaulted, despite multiple individuals handling the car key that day.
Key Details From Nikitha’s Video
In her video, Nikitha begins by stating that she did not initially know Ajithkumar by name. She recalls seeing a young man standing near the temple entrance and asking him if a wheelchair was available, as her elderly mother was unable to walk in the crowd. The young man, later identified as Ajith, offered to assist and said he would first park the car. He returned shortly with a wheelchair, and her mother was seated.
Nikitha struggled to push the wheelchair up a ramp, and Ajith stepped in to help, assisting her mother into the temple area near a small Vinayagar shrine. Nikitha then told her mother to remain seated while she went to park the car and purchase temple offerings.
As she prepared to park the car herself, Ajith, who Nikitha said was wearing a uniform and appeared to be part of the temple staff, offered again to handle the parking. Hesitant at first, Nikitha eventually handed him the car key, trusting his apparent affiliation with the temple.
Nikitha noted that her handbag—with cash for offerings—was in the front seat, while her mother’s handbag was in the back seat inside a cloth bag under her clothes. The family was scheduled to visit a hospital later that day for a scan related to her mother’s recurring dizziness. As a precaution, Nikitha had asked her mother to remove her jewellery – one chain, two bangles, and two rings and keep them hidden inside the bag.
The plan shifted when they decided to visit the temple before the hospital. Nikitha, dressed casually for a medical appointment, went to purchase coconuts and lemons. She stated that this also took about half an hour. Upon returning, she asked her mother whether the car key had been returned. Her mother replied that it had been given back “just now.” Nikitha then placed the key on a plate with the offerings.
Another temple staff member offered to help with the wheelchair, who she said looked like a “permanent” staff, and while Nikitha declined assistance initially, the person later escorted her to the archanai counter and helped guide her mother inside.
After performing the rituals, Nikitha returned to find her mother seated near the sanctum. She stated that they remained at the temple from around 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM and were later urged by temple staff to leave due to increasing crowding since 12PM was the time for uchipoojai.
At this point, Nikitha realized the car key was missing. She remembered placing it with the offering tray and asked the priest, who promptly retrieved it, indicating that the key had remained at the temple for some time. Nikitha reiterated in the video that she had originally handed the car key for parking to a “tall, thin, dark-complexioned boy in uniform” referring to Ajith Kumar and expressed concern over the delay in retrieving the car, saying her mother was a low-sugar patient and had been waiting without food.
Contradictions and Unanswered Questions
Nikitha’s video acknowledges that the car key passed through multiple hands – Ajith, her mother, the priest, and others involved in temple activities. Yet, the police complaint she filed led to the immediate targeting and brutal custodial assault of only Ajith Kumar.
Her video appears to downplay an earlier reported argument in which Ajith allegedly asked Nikitha for ₹500, which some eyewitnesses claim was the actual trigger for the complaint. This detail is omitted from her statement.
While her account attempts to clarify the sequence of events, it simultaneously exposes inconsistencies, particularly regarding the movement and custody of the car key and the location of the alleged stolen jewelry.
With the jewellery still untraceable and no clear evidence pointing solely to Ajith Kumar, Nikitha’s statement is now being viewed with skepticism. Observers and victims of her past alleged scams have questioned the selective blame placed on Ajith and are demanding that she be brought under formal investigation.
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