Elderly watchman attacked and seriously injured by two masked men in Nagpur

Nagpur: Unidentified assailants carried out a murderous attack on an elderly watchman on night duty. The incident took place late on Monday night in Chikhli Layout, under the Kalamna police station limits.

Sukhram Nirmalkar, 70, works as a watchman at a building under construction in Chikhli Layout. He was on duty at around 2 am on Monday night. Two men with scarves tied over their faces arrived there and began abusing and threatening Nirmalkar.

When the elderly man asked them to leave, the two attacked him. They beat Nirmalkar severely and struck him on the head with an object. He was seriously injured in the attack. After the assault, both accused fled the spot.

The injured Nirmalkar was taken to Mayo Hospital for treatment. Kalamna police have registered a case of assault.