3 weeks ago
Thane security guard found dead at under-construction SATIS-2 site
A security guard named Ashok Salunkhe worked at a big construction site in the city of Thane, in India.
The site is called SATIS-2 and it is being built to help fix traffic near the Thane railway station.
On Saturday, he finished his work at 8 pm but never came home.
His family got worried and searched for him all night.
On Sunday morning, they found his body in the open basement area of the site.
They called the police, who came to investigate from the Kopri Police Station.
The body had visible signs of a severe attack, including a cut-off finger.
The police do not know exactly how he died yet and are waiting for a doctor's examination called an autopsy.
They are also watching security camera videos to figure out what happened.
The police think he may have gotten into a fight with trespassers or drunk people, but the investigation is still going on.
A 60-year-old contract security guard, Ashok Salunkhe, was found dead on Sunday morning in the open basement area of the under-construction SATIS-2 project on the eastern side of Thane Railway Station.
Salunkhe had completed his usual 8 am to 8 pm shift on Saturday but failed to return home to Kopri, prompting an overnight search by his family.
Family members located his body on Sunday morning and informed the Kopri Police, who registered an official entry and sent the body to Thane District Civil Hospital for a post-mortem.
Preliminary investigation and eyewitness accounts indicate visible signs of severe physical assault, including a severed finger; the exact cause of death awaits the autopsy report.
Police are examining whether Salunkhe was attacked during an altercation with trespassers or intoxicated individuals and are scanning CCTV camera footage.
- Who
- Ashok Salunkhe, a 60-year-old contract security guard at the SATIS-2 project site.
- What
- He was found dead with visible signs of severe physical assault, including a severed finger; police are investigating the circumstances.
- Where
- The open basement area of the under-construction SATIS-2 project on the eastern side of Thane Railway Station, Thane (east); he lived in Kopri.
- When
- Found on Sunday morning (reported August 9), after completing his 8 am to 8 pm shift on Saturday.
- Why
- Under investigation; police are examining whether he was attacked during an altercation with trespassers or intoxicated individuals, with the exact cause of death pending the autopsy report.
Key facts
- Victim
- Ashok Salunkhe, 60-year-old contract security guard
- Project
- SATIS-2 (Station Area Traffic Improvement Scheme), executed by Thane Municipal Corporation
- Location
- Eastern side of Thane Railway Station, Thane (east)
- Body found
- Sunday morning in the open basement area of the construction site
- Last shift
- 8 am to 8 pm on Saturday; did not return home to Kopri
- Visible injuries
- Signs of severe physical assault; severed finger
- Autopsy
- Pending at Thane District Civil Hospital
- Police
- Kopri Police Station; official entry registered; CCTV footage being reviewed
Quotes
Kopri Police Station
Local police station responding to the incident
“An official entry regarding the incident has been registered at Kopri Police Station. The exact cause of Salunkhe's death will be determined after receiving the post-mortem report.”
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