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'Stalker' guard killed by couple

Rajkot: A couple was arrested on Wednesday for the murder of an elderly security guard of a godown on Morbi Road in Rajkot on Sunday night.

Police said that the deceased, identified Govind Chawda (65), had allegedly stalked the woman when she had gone to attend nature’s call. The accused, identified as Ali Mohemmed Sai (28) and his wife Nanki Begum (24), had allegedly strangled Chawda to death, said cops.



“While Begum grabbed Chawda from behind, Sai strangled him with a rope in the godown on Sunday night. Before committing the crime, the accused had smashed the CCTV camera in the godown. However, a resident from the area testified to the fact that he had seen Sai in conversation with Chawda. When we nabbed Sai, he confessed to the crime,” said Jaideepsinh Sarvaiya, assistant commissioner of police, Rajkot crime branch.

After killing Chawda, the couple packed his body in a gunny bag and dumped it in a heap of other gunny bags. On Tuesday afternoon, as stench started emanating from the decomposed body, the labourers suspected a foul play and called the cops. Sai and his wife told the cops that Chawda was a pervert. He had the habit of watching Begum attending nature’s call in the open.

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