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Manipur musician was threatened earlier by men who killed him
Chongtham Vikram Singh allegedly identified the attackers to his son as men who had come from the dhaba located outside their building, stated the FIR.
Singh died during treatment at the hospital.
Some of the men who allegedly beat Manipur musician Chongtham Vikram Singh (54) to death on Sunday night had threatened him earlier after he objected to them creating a disturbance near his home, Singh told his son in the taxi while he was being taken to the hospital, according to the FIR lodged into the murder case.
Singh allegedly identified the attackers to his son as men who had come from the dhaba located outside their building, the FIR – registered at Sunlight Colony police station in South East Delhi on Monday – added.
The incident took place around 11.30 pm on September 6, when Singh had gone downstairs to dispose of garbage outside his home in Sunlight Colony. Sources in the police said he spotted a group of people, including workers from nearby eateries and food delivery agents, allegedly making noise. He reportedly objected, leading to an argument.
Before he was beaten to death, Singh was allegedly chased and assaulted by eight people in the stair lobby of the building where he lived with his wife and son on the third floor.
Two CCTV camera footages have since emerged. One shows the alleged attackers leaving Singh’s building through the staircase at 12.06 am on September 7. Around 10 minutes later, Singh is seen being taken out of the building by his family members to be hospitalised.
According to the FIR, Singh’s son, Yaiphaba (20), was inside the house when he heard his father shouting. When he opened the door, he allegedly saw four to five young men beating Singh with kicks and blows. He raised an alarm, following which the men fled.
Yaiphaba told police that he had seen the faces of the men and would be able to identify them if they were brought before him.
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Singh was taken to Holy Family Hospital in New Friends Colony in a taxi, accompanied by Yaiphaba, his wife and a neighbour. It was during this journey that he allegedly told his son that the men who attacked him had come from the dhaba in front of their building. He also said some of them had previously threatened him.
Singh died during treatment at the hospital.
Police have registered a case under Section 103(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which deals with murder by a group of five or more persons acting in concert on specified grounds, and Section 3(5), relating to acts done by several persons in furtherance of a common intention.
Seven accused have been arrested. The eight, a juvenile, has also been apprehended.
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Four of the accused worked at Saini Dhaba: Bharat Kumar, 19, and Pramod, 26, are food delivery agents; Deepanshu, 21, and Mohan Vishwakarma, 32, work in food packaging.
The other three are Ramzan Khan, 22, a food delivery agent at New Choudhary Dhaba; Vijay, 36, a food delivery agent at Annapurna Dhaba; and Mannu, 26, who works at Diamond Pizza kiosk.
© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd
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