Two security guards who were posted at the United Christian school on Raj Niwas Marg in Delhi’s Civil Lines have been found murdered outside their quarter on Wednesday.Police suspect a failed robbery attempt while they were on duty at school could be the motive behind murder.

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According to the reports ,The guards were on duty at the United Christian school on Raj Niwas Marg in Delhi’s Civil Lines. Police say that their limbs were tied with a wire and throats were slit.Police suspect that a failed robbery attempt could be the motive behind the murder.

The incident was reported from the United Christian school on Raj Niwas Marg around 7am when other security guards reached the school for a morning shift. The two guards, Anil and Sunil Kumar were found lying on a cot with a piece of cloth on their faces. The other guards informed the school authorities and police about the incident.

Two guards found dead in the premises of a school in Delhi pic.twitter.com/7HGDiGeWus

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A police team reached the spot and sent the bodies for an autopsy at a local hospital. Preliminary investigations show signs of a scuffle. A crime and forensic team has been called in for investigations.

It looks like a case of robbery,we are examining CCTV footage-Madhur Verma,DCP on two guards found dead in Delhi school

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“We have registered a case of murder and are probing into the incident,” said DCP north, Madhur Verma.