A security guard in a Rohini school was found dead on the premises on Thursday, a day after he was allegedly thrashed by the family of a youth who is accused of kidnapping and raping his niece last October. The 30-year-old security guard was found hanging by his elder brother, who works in the same school, the police said.
The security guard’s family members said the accused youth was out on bail and that the deceased had approached an appellate body to reconsider the youth’s bail application. The plea is pending.
On Wednesday night, the youth’s relatives got into an argument with the security guard. His family added that the relatives of the accused allegedly dragged the victim out of his house and thrashed him in public. They said the 30-year-old was upset since the incident but went to work anyway.
“We came to know about the matter [the thrashing incident] much later. Appropriate legal action was initiated against the accused. We are probing the reasons behind his [the security guard’s] death,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police Outer (North) Gaurav Sharma.
The police stated that no note has been recovered from the spot but they have recovered the security guard’s mobile phone, which is being scanned to establish whether he was instigated by someone. The family has claimed that the 30-year-old was being threatened by the brothers of the accused youth for the last few weeks.
“The family of the accused youth, who claimed he is a teenager, start putting pressure on the security guard to withdraw his appeal. This led to frequent arguments between the two families,” the family said. An inquest under Section 174 CrPC has been initiated.
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