Meetei couple, relative beaten up in Delhi, case registered
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, December 02 2023: In a distressing incident in southeast Delhi's Sunlight Colony, two men and two women from Manipur belonging to Meetei community faced brutal assault by a group of eight-nine people on a street.

The harrowing incident occurred on Thursday night was captured on a mobile phone from a nearby balcony, with the video subsequently widely shared on social media.

An FIR was registered on Friday evening against several unidentified assailants, as confirmed by a police officer from Sunlight Colony.

The complainant, speaking to reporters outside the Sunlight Colony police station after filing the FIR, mentioned that the faces of two of the attackers were clearly visible in the CCTV footage.

The mobile recording depicted the horrifying scene of a man, his wife, his sister, and a family friend being subjected to punches, kicks, and dragging on the narrow street by the assailant group, according to a NDTV report.

Recounting the traumatic event, the man, sporting a black eye and swollen cheeks, shared, "My wife and I, along with my sister, were escorting a friend home after dinner at 11 pm when two men and a woman approached us, claiming their mobile battery was dead and seeking help to book a cab to Munirka (in south Delhi)" .

The man continued, "We agreed to help.

While booking the cab, the man who sought assistance began making lewd comments about my wife and sister.

When we objected to their behaviour, they turned aggressive, summoned eight-nine of their friends, and launched the assault" .

The man asserted that the details provided in the FIR aligned with the mobile video and CCTV footage.

His wife, revealing bruises on her knees, accused the group of pulling her hair, kicking her to the ground, and attempting to drag her.

Overwhelmed with emotion, she stated, "I thought I was going to die; everyone was going to die, as they did not stop beating us, and no one intervened to stop them" .

Narrating the shocking turn of events, she added, "We were walking when they asked for help to book a cab, and this is what they have done to us," breaking down in front of the police Station.

In an official statement, the police reported that the man was taken to the hospital, where doctors documented abrasions on the knees, redness, and swelling in the eyes, and swelling on the forehead, indicating a severe assault.

Meanwhile, a PTI report said that the police assured that they are actively working to apprehend all the assailants, with a particular focus on the two men identified in the CCTV footage.

The victims said that the accused persons appeared northeastern and suspect they were from their opponent group, police said.

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