Delhi Police has filed a charge sheet against seven accused in connection with the alleged mob lynching of 54-year-old Manipuri musician and music teacher Chongtham Vikram Singh in south Delhi’s Kilokari area in September.
The case pertains to the assault on Vikram Singh, who succumbed to his injuries during treatment at Holy Family Hospital on September 7, in the Sunlight Colony police station area.
The Union Minister had expressed deep distress over the musician’s death and stressed that the safety and dignity of people from the Northeast, as well as every Indian, were non-negotiable. He assured the bereaved family that justice would be delivered, those responsible for the killing would be punished, and the state government would extend all possible assistance and support. The Chief Minister had expressed profound sorrow over the incident, describing it as the death of an innocent person who had done no wrong.
The case pertains to the assault on Vikram Singh, who succumbed to his injuries during treatment at Holy Family Hospital on September 7, in the Sunlight Colony police station area. Yaiphaba, he was at home with his family at around 11.30 p.m. on September 6 when he heard his father shouting outside their residence, according to the FIR lodged by the victim’s son. The Manipur Chief Minister had also visited the deceased musician’s residence in Imphal West on September 10 and met his parents, wife and son.
The complainant told police that he had seen their faces and would be able to identify them. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju had earlier said that he had spoken to Delhi Police, which assured him that a strong charge sheet would be filed in the case within two weeks.
