A 57-year-old security guard was found dead on the premises of Superintending Engineer of Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in South Delhi’s Vasant Vihar area. The body of the deceased, identified as Nandram, was spotted by a passerby on Wednesday around 9 am. According to the eyewitness, Nandram was found lying in a pool of blood in the office when the morning staff reported for duty. The staff immediately called police.
Police said liquor bottles and disposable glasses were also recovered from near the body. “We suspect that Nandram was consuming alcohol in the office and he may have been attacked in an inebriated state following a quarrel,” said a police officer. Teh deceased lived with his family in Khanpur area was about to retire in 2018. He is survived by his wife and two children.
“His duty on Tuesday was from 8 am to 8 pm, and he usually returned home by 9 pm. Nandram called his family from office around 9 pm on Tuesday to inform that he would have to stay back for the night,” a relative told police. A case of murder has been filed in Vasant Vihar police station. Nandram’s family has denied the possibility of attack over personal enmity. Further investigations are on.