Watchman assaulted with stick and crushed twice by SUV in Peeragarhi

Victim attempted to flee towards main road after first impact, police said

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

An SUV driver assaulted a 60-year-old watchman with a stick, and then ran him over twice with his vehicle as the man fled, killing him, in Peeragarhi village on Sunday, police said.

The deceased Bijender Bharadwaj, a resident of the village in outer Delhi, worked as a watchman at the tempo stand where the incident occurred.

Police said CCTV footage shows the vehicle waiting in one corner with its headlights on for a few minutes while the victim sat on a chair in the opposite direction.

Detailing the sequence of events, police said a man stepped out of the vehicle carrying a large stick and attacked the victim without apparent provocation. As the victim tried to save himself, the accused returned to the SUV, ran him over once, and pushed him toward a corner, police said.