Technology institute’s guard guns down burglar
December 5th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANSGhaziabad, Dec 5 (IANS) A security guard of a private educational institute shot a burglar dead in Ghaziabad early Sunday, police said.
The incident took place in the wee hours at the Lord Krishna Institute of Technology situated on National Highway-24 in Pilkhuwa.
Superintendent of Police (Rural) M.M. Baig said that at about 3.30 a.m. about six burglars entered the institute.
Security guard Subhash, who was on duty on the second floor of a building, challenged the burglars and one of them fired at him, he said.
In defence, the guard fired from a rifle, hitting a burglar, Baig said.
Police reached the spot and rushed the injured criminal to hospital where he died. The deceased was identified as Mukesh, a resident of a village in Masuri area, police said.
A country made pistol and two empty cartridges were found lying on the spot of firing.
An attempt to murder case has been registered, police said.
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