Calling the incident “very sad”, Rijiju said Singh was allegedly beaten after an altercation with delivery boys and dhaba workers and later died during treatment.
NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju said all eight accused in the alleged killing of 55-year-old Manipuri musician and music teacher Chongtham Vikram Singh in Delhi’s Ashram have been arrested.
Rijiju said police have assured the family that a strong chargesheet will be filed within two weeks. Police said that within two weeks, a strong chargesheet will be filed in the court, there should be strict punishment, ” Rijiju told news agency PTI. Calling the incident “very sad”, Rijiju said Singh had got into an altercation with some delivery boys and workers of a dhaba before he was allegedly beaten and later died during treatment.
“It is a very sad incident, Vikram Singh from Manipur, who was a musician, he got into altercation with few delivery boys, workers of a ‘dhaba’, after the fight, he died. I have talked to IGP of South Delhi Range, DCP, Joint CP of Special Police Cell for Northeast. All the eight accused have been arrested. Police also met the family of Vikram Singh.
Tomorrow, his body will be taken to Manipur.