Saharanpur (UP), May 9 (PTI) A 23-year-old security guard posted at an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) was allegedly hacked to death here, police said on Saturday.
They said the victim’s body, identified as Aditya Khatana, was recovered from a field in Issapur village under the Gangoh police station area.
After receiving information about the incident, Gangoh police station personnel and Circle Officer Ashok Sisodiya reached the spot and began an investigation.
Police examined CCTV footage installed on the college campus.
According to officials, a suspicious man from Amalapur village in neighbouring Shamli district was seen moving around the vicinity on Friday night.
Police said the suspect was recently released from jail and has a criminal background.
The victim’s family members and villagers were angry over the incident, the police said. They only agreed to let the police take the body for a postmortem after Sisodiya assured them that the accused would be arrested soon, they said.
Further investigation is underway. PTI COR CDN ASD ASD
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