Security guard dies after exhausting 36 hours shift in Faridabad

A post mortem was conducted and police have launched further investigations into the matter.

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Security guard dies after exhausting 36 hours shift in Faridabad
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In Short

  • There was no access to drinking water where the guard was working
  • Guard had been working at the company for 25 years
  • Police have launched further investigations

A security guard died in Faridabad after he was allegedly made to remain on duty for 36 hours in intense heat. The security personnel was stationed in Sector 59 of the ACTL company in Faridabad.

A post mortem was conducted and police have launched further investigations into the matter.

In a video, the security guard can be seen taking his last breath. The deceased had been working as a guard at the company for the last 25 years.

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The company had received a complaint that the guard had suffered a heat stroke and was unwell for a substantial period of time.

The deceased's nephew said that he had not received primary treatment for 30 minutes prior to his treatment.

It was alleged that the spot where the deceased was working had no access to drinkning water nor was there any shade from the sun.