No bail to watchman in ’24 case of ‘drunk’s death after assault’ | Mumbai News – Times of India

Mumbai: Observing there was strong prima facie evidence against the three accused and they shared the common intention to commit the murder, a sessions court on Friday rejected the bail plea of a 44-year-old security guard of a Girgaum building, Kumar Singh, who along with two building residents allegedly beat up a drunk man due to his alleged disruptive behaviour outside their premises, where he frequently slept.The two building residents are also in jail. While the bail plea of 27-year-old Mayank Jethwa was rejected last month, the discharge plea of a 28-year-old resident, Vishal Shinde, was rejected in March. “In the present case, evidence of the prosecution is in the form of complaint, report, statement, printed FIR, spot panchnama, CA reports, post-mortem report and CCTV footage. There are eyewitnesses to the incident. Acts of the accused show their intention and knowledge to cause death of the deceased,” additional sessions judge N P Tribhuwan said. The deceased, Jalil Khan (45), originally belonged to Darbhanga in Bihar. The incident occurred on the night of Oct 22, 2024, near a building in Khetwadi, Girgaum. Khan, who worked for a plumber, was alleged to be a habitual drunkard. On the night of Oct 22, he arrived in a semi-naked state outside the society building and sat on the pavement where he frequently slept. When the watchman asked him to leave, he allegedly refused. The watchman called some residents of the building who too told him to leave, but he allegedly abused them. This escalated into an argument, and then the residents allegedly punched Khan and hit him with a stick. Khan left and went to another area to sleep. When the plumber for whom Khan worked came to call him the next morning, he was unconscious. DB Marg police were informed who took him to JJ Hospital where he died during treatment.Seeking bail, Singh’s lawyer submitted the CCTV footage showing him walking on the street. It was also submitted the wooden stick used in the assault was found in an open space. “The entire chargesheet does not show the motive to commit murder… None of the above injuries could have caused the death of the deceased,” the defence lawyer submitted. The cause-of-death certificate said the medical officer found “evidence of multiple injuries,” though the final determination is pending a chemical analysis report.