Four more people were arrested on Monday in connection with alleged molestation and assault of two Manipuri women by a group of men who also hurled racist abuses at them in South Delhi on January 25. With this, the total number of arrested went up to five. “The accused have been identified as Prem Raj (30), who runs a tailor shop, Bharat (19) and Yogesh (32). We would first hold a Test Identification Parade (TIP) where the victims will be called to identify the perpetrators,” a senior police official said.
Police had on Sunday arrested one man identified as Prem Chand who is a resident of Kotla Mubarakpur area. Police have booked him under sections of SC/ST Act, besides various Sections of IPC in the case after a supplementary statement by victims’ male friend was filed four days later. The incident came to light following an uproar over the death of a student from Arunachal Pradesh Nido Tania who was allegedly assaulted by shopkeepers in lajpat Nagar on January 29.
According to police, the two women were beaten up by a group of men who were in their late 20s.