Watchman found dead in office

Nurpur, May 28

The body of a watchman (chowkidar), identified as Rukamdeen (41) of Darkati village, near Jawali, Kangra district, was found in the compound of the mini-secretariat complex today, in morning. As per the information, the victim was on night duty at the complex. A driver of the fire brigade first spotted the body and informed the local police.

Jawali DSP Sidharth Sharma, who inspected the spot, said it was a case of accidental death, as the victim had fallen from the second floor of the building, last night, and died on the spot. He said circumstantial evidence was collected from the mishap spot, indicating it was an accidental death.

A case under Section 174 of the CrPc was registered and the body was handed over to the family after the post-mortem was conducted at the Nurpur civil hospital’s mortuary. The SDM, Jawali, has released Rs 10,000 as immediate relief to the bereaved family of the watchman. — OC