Gurugram man arrested for slapping, abusing security guard, another person over getting stuck in lift - WATCH

A man was arrested on Monday for repeatedly slapping and hurling expletives at a security guard and a lift operator of his high-rise residential society in Sector 50 here after he was trapped inside an elevator, reported PTI.

New Delhi: The Gurugram Police has filed an FIR against a man for allegedly slapping security guards who rescued him after he was trapped in an elevator in a Gurugram building. The Gurugram Police has booked the accused Varun Nath under sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Gurugram sector 50 police station.

The incident was caught on CCTV and has gone viral on social media, with many denouncing the man for behaving disrespectfully and insensitively towards the guards.

The accused was summoned by police earlier on Monday and as per the latest details, he joined the investigation and interrogation around 9:30 pm yesterday. Further investigation in the case is currently going on.

The man, who was identified as Varun Nath (39), a businessman, allegedly also threatened to kill the guard, Ashok Kumar from Uttar Pradesh, and the lift operator, the police said. 

As seen in the CCTV footage, the man acted out in rage as soon as he stepped out of the lift. The incident took place at the residential towers `Nirvana Country` in Gurugram`s sector 50 (where he resides).

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#UPDATE | Gurugram Police has booked the accused Varun Nath under sections 323 (causing hurt) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). https://t.co/gMegGqRlsV — ANI (@ANI) August 30, 2022

According to the reports, Varun Nath resides on the 14th floor of the high-rise building and got trapped in the lift around 8 am. He then used the intercom to connect with the security guard and was rescued by the guard within 5 minutes.

However, Varun came out angry and started slapping the security guards present there. There were three security guards present at the spot out of which two of them were attacked by him. After the unexpected event, the security guards of the society raised slogans against him. However, soon, the police swung into action and are probing the matter. 

(With agency inputs)