New Delhi, Five people, including a club manager and his wife, were arrested for the death of a man who was allegedly assaulted by the couple and the staff for spilling beer on a woman at a nightclub here, police said on Tuesday.
Among the five, three bouncers have also been arrested. A verbal altercation broke out, following which bouncers were called and Daljeet was allegedly assaulted. His wife subsequently took him to the hospital, where he was declared dead. The victim’s friends also alleged that one of the accused brandished a firearm during the incident. They further claimed that the accused took cash and two mobile phones from the group. Police are examining the allegations as part of the investigation. Police have seized the nightclub’s digital video recorder and are examining the CCTV footage to reconstruct the sequence of events and identify other people involved in the assault. The family also alleged that they had called the police control room during the incident, but a police response vehicle arrived outside the club and left without conducting an inquiry. The allegation is being looked into. The arrests have been made as the investigation continues, with police probing the circumstances leading to the altercation, the alleged assault and the victim’s death. Further investigation is underway.
The incident took place late on October 10 at Tor House nightclub near Ashok Park Metro station under the Sarai Rohilla police station area, they said.
Daljeet had gone to the nightclub with five to six of his friends for a party when some liquid spilt on the wife of the club manager, according to the police. Police said Daljeet had returned home after the assault and was feeling unwell. Sunny further said that he received a call from the deceased’s wife after the incident. The friends said the nightclub’s CCTV cameras had captured the assault and demanded strict action against those involved.
