The Delhi Police on Monday said they have filed a chargesheet in Saket court against seven people in connection with the alleged lynching of well-known Manipuri musician Vikram Singh Chongtham in southeast Delhi’s Kilokari village in September, officers said.
The court last week took cognisance of the chargesheet and initiated proceedings against the seven accused. The postmortem examination report included in the chargesheet showed that Singh died of haemorrhagic shock caused by blunt-force injuries to his chest and abdomen. The police filed the 300 page chargesheet on September 30 at Saket court. Police have named 19-year-old Bharat Kumar, 26-year-old Pramod, 22-year-old Ramzan Khan, 21-year-old Deepanshu, 32-year-old Mohan Vishwakarma, 36-year-old Vijay, and 26-year-old Mannu in the chargesheet. He was taken to Holy Family Hospital around 12.25 am on the day of the incident in an unconscious and unresponsive state and died at around 6.32 am.
Singh’s son is named as the primary witness and his testimony has been included.
it notes that the accused had previously “threatened” the victim as well While it does not mention any racial violence.
The eighth accused, a minor, has been booked in a preliminary investigation report (PIR).
