Fear and panic have gripped residents of Sagar District in India's Madhya Pradesh state as a suspected "serial killer" who has been given the nickname 'Stoneman', is on the prowl, murdering security guards with hammer, stones, and spades.
On Tuesday night, a security guard from the Moti Nagar area was attacked by 'Stoneman', leaving him with serious skull injuries, police told daily newspaper The Times of India. He is now fighting for his life in hospital as police pray for his recovery so that they might pump him for clues about his assailant.
Madhya Pradesh state police said that in each case, the suspected serial killer picked his victim randomly from guards sleeping on the premises.
During an initial investigation, they found cases to be linked after the mobile phone of the second victim was found near the third incident near a different police station.