<p>A 65-year-old security guard in central Delhi’s Paharganj was beaten to death with iron rods by four burglars who were trying to break open the shutters of a shop.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The victim’s nephew who too was on the same duty was injured in the attack.<br />The suspects have not been identified yet.<br /><br />Police said they were masked and CCTV footage of the area is being scanned to find any clue of their identity.<br /><br />The incident took place at 1.20 am on Thursday at Paharganj’s Nehru Market where tobacco products are sold in wholesale.<br /><br />Bhagat Shah and his nephew Karan Bahadur, both natives of Nepal’s Virat Nagar, were guarding the shops in the market.<br /><br />“Sounds of breaking of shutters drew their attention and they went together to check. They found two masked men trying to break open a shop’s shutter. Two others were sitting in a Santro car,” said police.<br /><br />Hit with iron rods<br />The uncle and nephew tried to take them on but were confronted with iron rods which were being used to break open the shutters.<br />The two men sitting in the car emerged and joined them in the assault.<br />Shah collapsed on the floor on being repeatedly hit on the head. His nephew sustained injuries on the limbs.<br /><br />Fled in their car<br />Once the burglars had the guards on the backfoot, they fled in the car and abandoned their plan, police said.<br /><br />The guards’ cries for help drew attention of others who informed police.<br />The victims were soon rushed to a hospital. But Shah was declared brought dead. Bahadur is undergoing treatment and is out of danger. <br /><br />Police at Paharganj station lodged a case based on Bahadur’s statement.<br />The uncle and nephew lived in a rented room in Paharganj. <br /><br />They had been employed as guards by shopkeepers of that market for some years.<br /></p>
<p>A 65-year-old security guard in central Delhi’s Paharganj was beaten to death with iron rods by four burglars who were trying to break open the shutters of a shop.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The victim’s nephew who too was on the same duty was injured in the attack.<br />The suspects have not been identified yet.<br /><br />Police said they were masked and CCTV footage of the area is being scanned to find any clue of their identity.<br /><br />The incident took place at 1.20 am on Thursday at Paharganj’s Nehru Market where tobacco products are sold in wholesale.<br /><br />Bhagat Shah and his nephew Karan Bahadur, both natives of Nepal’s Virat Nagar, were guarding the shops in the market.<br /><br />“Sounds of breaking of shutters drew their attention and they went together to check. They found two masked men trying to break open a shop’s shutter. Two others were sitting in a Santro car,” said police.<br /><br />Hit with iron rods<br />The uncle and nephew tried to take them on but were confronted with iron rods which were being used to break open the shutters.<br />The two men sitting in the car emerged and joined them in the assault.<br />Shah collapsed on the floor on being repeatedly hit on the head. His nephew sustained injuries on the limbs.<br /><br />Fled in their car<br />Once the burglars had the guards on the backfoot, they fled in the car and abandoned their plan, police said.<br /><br />The guards’ cries for help drew attention of others who informed police.<br />The victims were soon rushed to a hospital. But Shah was declared brought dead. Bahadur is undergoing treatment and is out of danger. <br /><br />Police at Paharganj station lodged a case based on Bahadur’s statement.<br />The uncle and nephew lived in a rented room in Paharganj. <br /><br />They had been employed as guards by shopkeepers of that market for some years.<br /></p>
