Technology institute’s guard guns down burglar

GHAZIABAD - 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.