Overview

• Dharmender, a 50-year-old security guard on a five-year contract at Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, slipped into a water tank while checking its level on July 17 evening.
• His body was discovered the next morning after the incoming shift guard, unable to unlock the gate or reach him by phone, alerted authorities.
• Delhi Police analysis of CCTV footage found no evidence of third-party involvement, leading investigators to dismiss foul play.
• Officials have begun a post-mortem at Deep Chandhu Bandhu Hospital and opened proceedings under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
• The incident has highlighted safety shortcomings in government school infrastructure and the isolation risks for lone night workers.