# Delhi watchman beaten with stick, run over twice by SUV driver 2026-08-07T18:05:22+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A 60-year-old watchman, Bijender Bharadwaj, was beaten with a stick and then deliberately run over twice by an SUV driver in Peeragarhi village, outer Delhi, early Sunday. Police say CCTV shows the SUV waiting with headlights on before a man stepped out, attacked the victim without apparent provocation, then ran him over twice as he tried to flee. The victim was declared dead on arrival at hospital. No eyewitnesses have been found, and the vehicle's number plate is not visible in the footage. Police have registered a murder case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and are scanning CCTV from nearby roads and intersections to trace the SUV. The victim's nephew said his uncle had no enmity with anyone. Multiple police teams are working to identify the driver and the vehicle's owner. ## Coverage - millenniumpost.in Tags: bns sections, CCTV evidence, Delhi crime, hit-and-run, murder, peeragarhi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-watchman-beaten-with-stick-run-over-twice-by-suv-driver/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-watchman-beaten-with-stick-run-over-twice-by-suv-driver/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.