Manipuri musician Chongtham Vikram Singh died of massive internal bleeding caused by severe physical trauma to his chest and abdomen, according to a post-mortem report released on Thursday. Because he had confronted them over noise outside his house in Kilokari village on Sunday, the fatal injuries occurred after a group of men allegedly attacked 54-year-old Singh.
However, police had not received any formal complaint from Singh regarding the noise. Singh subsequently returned upstairs but complained of breathlessness and was taken to the hospital by his son. Dr Sudhir Gupta, Chief of Forensic Medicine at AIIMS, said Singh died as a result of severe physical assault on his abdomen and chest, which resulted in massive bleeding.
The incident took place around 11:30 pm when Singh went downstairs after hearing a commotion outside his home. In a complaint, the victim’s 20-year-old son, Yaiphaba, said that when he heard his father shouting, he opened the door and saw a group of men kicking and punching him.
The alleged attackers used their feet to beat Singh on the chest and abdomen after he fell to the ground, a senior police officer said, adding that the post-mortem findings established the nature of the injuries caused during the assault. “The person died as a result of severe physical assault on the abdomen and chest, which resulted in massive bleeding and death,” Gupta said. Singh had on some occasions complained to the owner of a nearby dhaba about the noise caused by people gathering there, a senior police officer said. The dhaba remained open until around midnight and attracted customers from neighbouring areas as well as students living in the vicinity, police said.
