New Delhi, February 24 A 58-year-old security guard at a municipal primary school was found charred to death inside the school's guard room in Ranhola area of outer Delhi on Tuesday, police said.
The deceased, identified as Naresh Kumar, a resident of Rohtak in Haryana, was employed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and was posted as a security guard at the school, police said in a statement.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) Sachin Sharma said that Kumar was due for retirement in 2027.
"The school staff noticed the incident around 7:45 am and informed the authorities. Kumar's duty hours were from 1 pm onwards, and he was stationed in the guard room," the officer said.
The body was found completely burnt, police said, adding that the fire was confined to the guard room, and the exact cause of the fire is yet to be determined.
According to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), a call regarding a fire in the school premises was received around 8 am, following which a team was rushed to the spot.
"By the time we arrived, the fire had already been extinguished. During the inspection of the premises, a charred body was found inside the guard room," a DFS official said.
A crime team inspected the spot, and CCTV cameras installed on the premises are being examined to determine the sequence of events leading to the incident.
Further investigation is underway, police said.