BCA student and 2 minors among 4 nabbed for running over guard in revenge killing

New Delhi: Four persons, including a BCA student and two minors, have been nabbed for murdering a 60-year-old security guard by thrashing him with a stick and then running him over twice with an SUV in west Delhi’s Peeragarhi, over a month-old personal grudge.

Two of the arrested accused have been identified as Vinay, 22, a resident of Bahadurgarh who is the BCA student, and Ayush Chauhan (18) from Najafgarh.

Police said the guard, Bijender (60), worked at a tempo stand near the entry gate of Peeragarhi village. The incident was earlier reported as an accident but CCTV footage showed that one of the accused stepped out of a black Mahindra Bolero Neo carrying a stick and assaulted the guard, after which the SUV was driven towards him and he was run over a second time while trying to escape.

DCP (outer) Vikram Singh said: “A police team scanned footage from more than 200 CCTV cameras across the route taken by the four after the murder. Informers were activated and technical surveillance was mounted to track their movements.”

Police said a breakthrough came on May 25 after officers got information that the four were attempting to flee to Haridwar through the Mundka industrial area in the same SUV that was used in the crime.

A trap was laid and the vehicle intercepted near the industrial area, leading to the arrest of the two adult accused. The juveniles too were apprehended.

During interrogation, police said the group disclosed that about a month ago, one of the juveniles had a confrontation with Bijender during which the guard allegedly abused him. Investigators said the juvenile later conspired with his friends to kill the guard.

Police said the accused first threatened Bijender before attacking him first with a stick and then mowing him down with the SUV. The car and the stick have been seized.

Investigators added that the accused had removed the registration plate of the vehicle after the murder to avoid being identified by CCTV footage and police teams. A verification later revealed the SUV bore a Delhi registered number plate and was registered in the name of the aunt of one of the juveniles.

Police are verifying whether Vinay and one of the juveniles were involved in a similar incident in Bahadurgarh, Haryana, after some information emerged during interrogation, leading to a scrutiny of their social media accounts.