nA 62-year-old security guard was murdered when he was allegedly attacked by unidentified persons during a burglary attempt at an iron factory in northwest Delhi's Wazirpur Industrial Area.
Police said that the incident took place on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.
The deceased has been identified as Madhav Mishra, a native of Bihar. Police said that he, along with his son, lived in a slum cluster in Shalimar Bagh.
According to a senior police official, the body with a head injury was spotted Sunday morning by some workers who had come for work.
“Soon the factory owner also arrived and police were informed around 8 am. The security guard was on night shift alone and was killed by unidentified persons who hit him on his head with a rod during a burglary attempt in the factory,” said the senior police official.
However, no valuables or any other property was reported to be stolen.
Vijayanta Arya, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Northwest said that a First Information Report (FIR) has been registered under section 302 (murder) and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and an investigation is underway.
“The body has been taken to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital for post-mortem. There are no CCTV cameras installed inside the premises of the factory. However, police teams are scanning CCTV cameras in the adjoining areas to identify the culprits,” said the DCP.