New Delhi: Two more people have been arrested for the death of a former call centre employee from Manipur, who was severely beaten up in south Delhi on Sunday night. The number of people arrested and charged with murder in the case is now five.
The Delhi Police, who have investigated CCTV footage from the area, say road rage led to the murder and there is no evidence to suggest a racial attack.
Shaloni - a man in his late twenties who was unemployed - was walking with two friends in south Delhi's Kotla Mubarakpur area on Sunday night when a white Maruti Alto car almost hit them, the police said. After an altercation, five men in the car got out and allegedly beat up Shaloni, while his friends reportedly fled and called the police at about 3.30 am.
Both groups of men had been drinking, a police officer said, adding that Shaloni was not singled out for attack.
Shaloni, who lived in Delhi's Munirka, was a Naga man from Tonjoy village in Manipur. Activists from the North East have alleged that his death was a "hate crime" and another in a long list of cases of racial discrimination in the capital.
Nido's death had led to street protests and a national debate on discrimination against Indians from the North East.
The Delhi Police, who have investigated CCTV footage from the area, say road rage led to the murder and there is no evidence to suggest a racial attack.
Shaloni - a man in his late twenties who was unemployed - was walking with two friends in south Delhi's Kotla Mubarakpur area on Sunday night when a white Maruti Alto car almost hit them, the police said. After an altercation, five men in the car got out and allegedly beat up Shaloni, while his friends reportedly fled and called the police at about 3.30 am.
Both groups of men had been drinking, a police officer said, adding that Shaloni was not singled out for attack.
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Shaloni, who lived in Delhi's Munirka, was a Naga man from Tonjoy village in Manipur. Activists from the North East have alleged that his death was a "hate crime" and another in a long list of cases of racial discrimination in the capital.
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Nido's death had led to street protests and a national debate on discrimination against Indians from the North East.
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