{
  "id": 7042003,
  "title": "Indian man who illegally entered US stalked Shalini Thakur, ‘fired at her': Chilling details of California murder emerge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/indian-man-who-illegally-entered-us-stalked-shalini-thakur-fired-at",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-13T02:08:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/chilling-details-of-california-murder-emerge-indian-man-who-illegally-entered-us-stalked-shalini-thakur-fired-at-her-11789264359371.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 8, 2023, an Indian man named Rohit entered the United States illegally and subsequently killed 38-year-old Indian-origin woman, Shalini Thakur, in Sacramento, California. According to the US Department of Homeland Security, Rohit had been stalking Thakur for months prior to the murder. This harassment included deflating her vehicle, following her to work, and even obtaining her apartment key. Despite receiving a restraining order in May, Rohit continued to stalk Thakur until her death. On the day of the murder, authorities say Rohit confronted Thakur at a Panera Bread restaurant and chased her before shooting her multiple times. Rohit fled the scene, but was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a standoff with police on Highway 50. The US Department of Homeland Security spokesperson blamed the tragedy on the \"Biden Administration\" for releasing an illegal immigrant who later committed murder and suicide.",
  "summary": "The individual accused of the murder was identified as Rohit, a 22-year-old man from India, who had allegedly stalked her for months, the US Department of Homeland Security said.",
  "key_points": [
    "Indian man Rohit illegally entered US and killed Shalini Thakur in Sacramento.",
    "Rohit stalked Thakur for months, deflated her car, followed her, and obtained her apartment key.",
    "Thakur's death blamed on Biden Administration for releasing illegal immigrant."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The case highlights a failure in the immigration and law enforcement systems to prevent an illegal immigrant from continuing to stalk and ultimately kill a woman despite a restraining order being in place.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}