Delhi court receives chargesheet in mob lynching of Manipuri musician over noise dispute

Delhi Police submitted a chargesheet to Saket court naming seven men and a juvenile in connection with the September 6 mob lynching of 54-year-old Manipuri musician and music teacher Chongtham Vikram Singh in Kilokari village, southeast Delhi. The accused—Bharat Kumar (19), Pramod (26), Ramzan Khan (22), Deepanshu (21), Mohan Vishwakarma (32), Vijay (36) and Mannu (26)—are charged under sections covering criminal conspiracy, murder by a group of five or more, murder and house-trespass.

According to police, Singh stepped out to dispose of waste, confronted a noisy group at an opposite eatery, was pursued from the ground floor to the third floor and assaulted in view of his 20-year-old son. He was taken unconscious to Holy Family Hospital around 12.25 am and died at 6.32 am; the autopsy showed haemorrhagic shock from blunt-force injuries, multiple abrasions, rib fractures and a spleen laceration. The suspects, who work as eatery staff and delivery workers, told police they intended only to “teach him a lesson.” Authorities are also examining whether the killing had a racial dimension.