NRI death: Guards denied bail

The bail was dismissed by Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Wason on the ground that the allegations against them were serious and the investigation in the case was at an initial stage.

The court,on Friday,had dismissed the bail pleas of Sarna’s four friends arrested for possession of illegal drugs,on the ground that they too were suspects in the murder case.

When the friends arrested on lesser charges were denied bail,how could the guards arrested on charges of murder be released,the judge asked. The court,however,granted bail to alleged drug dealer Dushyant Lamba,accused of having helped Sarna and his friends procure drugs on the night of September 14.

According to police,Sarna and his friends had consumed LSD and once the drugs took effect,Sarna became violent.

Security guards were called in by a neighbour and they assaulted Sarna with batons,police had said.

The two guards — Surender Bali and Naresh Mishra — were arrested for Sarna’s murder and four of Sarna’s friends — Shivank Gambhir,Madhav Bhandari,Pranil Shah and Ritham Girhotra — were arrested for possession of illegal drugs.

Later,the police arrested Lamba and two others — Bhuwan Sharma and Nehul — who allegedly helped Sarna and his friends procure the LSD from Lamba.

Alleging that there were irregularities in the investigation,Sarna’s parents had told the judge that the police version of the murder did not explain the nature of injuries on Sarna’s body.