Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Manipuri Musician Dies After Delhi Assault From Massive Internal Bleeding
Chongtham Vikram Singh was a 54-year-old musician from Manipur who lived in Delhi.
Police say he went downstairs after hearing a noisy commotion near his home.
A group of men allegedly hit and kicked him.
He was taken to Holy Family Hospital after complaining of breathing trouble.
Doctors first thought he was responding to treatment, but he later suffered heavy internal bleeding and died.
An AIIMS examination found many broken ribs and injuries to his abdomen, including a torn spleen.
Seven men were arrested and a juvenile was apprehended.
Police are also checking whether racial prejudice played a role, but they have not found evidence of a racial slur so far.
AIIMS found that Chongtham Vikram Singh, 54, died from massive internal bleeding caused by severe trauma to his chest and abdomen.
The post-mortem reported extensive rib fractures, surrounding bleeding, multiple blunt-force injuries and a splenic laceration.
Police said Singh was allegedly attacked after confronting people over noise near his home in Kilokari village.
Seven men were arrested and a juvenile was apprehended in connection with the assault.
Police registered a murder case and are examining a possible racial angle, though no racial slur has been reported so far.
- Who
- Manipuri musician Chongtham Vikram Singh was allegedly assaulted by seven men and a juvenile; the seven men were arrested.
- What
- Singh died from massive internal bleeding caused by severe blunt-force trauma to his chest and abdomen.
- When
- The assault occurred at about 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, and Singh died at about 6:32 a.m. after being hospitalized.
- Where
- The assault occurred near Singh’s home in Kilokari village, in New Delhi’s Sunlight Colony area.
- Why
- Police said Singh had objected to noise and commotion outside his home.
Police Account
Reported Family and Community Concerns
How the assault unfolded
Police Account
Police said Singh confronted people over noise, went downstairs, and was attacked; officers said the attackers kicked him in the chest and abdomen after he fell.
Reported Family and Community Concerns
The FIR complaint by Singh’s son described a group punching and kicking Singh, while another account of the FIR said the accused entered the building, chased him upstairs and assaulted him with kicks and blows.
Possible racial motive
Police Account
Police are examining whether the assault had a racial angle but said the investigation has not found a racial slur used during the altercation.
Reported Family and Community Concerns
Family members and fellow musicians have raised broader concerns about the safety, dignity and equality of people from India’s Northeast, without establishing that racism caused this attack.
- Victim
- Chongtham Vikram Singh, a 54-year-old Manipuri musician
- Cause of death
- Massive internal bleeding following severe physical assault to the chest and abdomen
- Post-mortem findings
- Fractures of the first to 11th ribs on the left and sixth to ninth ribs on the right, bleeding around the fractures, and a splenic laceration
- Hospital
- Singh was taken to Holy Family Hospital and died at about 6:32 a.m. after suffering a haemorrhage
- Arrests
- Seven men were arrested and a juvenile was apprehended
- Case provision
- The FIR cites Section 103(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Investigation
- Police are examining a possible racial angle; no racial slur has been identified so far
