- A security guard at a hostel in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, allegedly raped a female student.
- CCTV cameras captured the accused moving through the premises before and after the incident
- The elevator footage showed the accused repeatedly checking his look in the mirror.
Ahmedabad: A security guard at a hostel in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, allegedly raped a female student while she was walking on the building's rooftop. During the attack, the accused used a wire to strangle the victim to prevent her from resisting, leaving her with serious injuries. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she remains in critical condition.
CCTV cameras captured the accused moving through the premises before and after the incident, including footage of him looking at his face in an elevator mirror.
Security Guard Strangles Tenant With Wire, Rapes Her On Terrace
The victim, who had been living at the hoThe elevator footage showed the accused calmly entering the lift and repeatedly checking his look in the mirror, fixing his hair, moustache, and face 19 times.stel for the past year, often went to the terrace for late-night walks. According to a report by Jagran.com, when she went to the terrace on Saturday night, the accused security guard, Dharam Singh, followed her. Singh locked the terrace door and then attacked her.
To prevent the victim from resisting, the accused strangled her with a wire and then raped her. The student sustained serious injuries during the assault and remains in critical condition.
CCTV Footage Captures Accused Before And After Attack
Following the incident, police examined the hostel's CCTV footage and what they saw surprised them. The elevator footage showed the accused calmly entering the lift and repeatedly checking his look in the mirror, fixing his hair, moustache, and face 19 times.
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The footage then shows him exiting the elevator and climbing the stairs to the rooftop to commit the crime. CCTV cameras recorded Singh leaving the hostel building approximately 90 minutes later.
Accused Shot In Leg
Police arrested the accused near Hebatpur. During his arrest, Singh tried to flee by snatching an officer's service revolver, prompting police to open fire and shoot him in the leg. He was later taken to the hospital for treatment.
A new video of the accused from the hospital has surfaced, showing Singh pleading for forgiveness with folded hands. In the video, Singh can be seen repeatedly apologising to officers, stating, "Please forgive me, sir. I will never do this again in my life."