Five men arrested for allegedly beating and molesting two Manipuri girls and hurling racist abuses at them on Tuesday refused in a city court to appear before the alleged victims to be identified by them. The accused have been identified as Prem Chand, Yogesh Prasad, Bharat, Manoj and Bhagwandas.
They refused to undergo TIP (test identification parade), Metropolitan Magistrate Monika Saroha, who was hearing the matter behind the closed door, sent them to 14 days of judicial custody. “The accused persons be produced on February 17 from JC (judicial custody),” court sources said. The sources also said that during the in-camera hearing, the accused persons refused to undergo the test, saying they will be identified by the complainants.