The accused are from UP not Bangladesh as rumour mongers are alleging, Bhardwaj adds. |
A senior
Bhardwaj, additional deputy commissioner of police (west), has tweeted saying there was no religious angle to the incident.
Out of nine accused persons, five are Hindu, she pointed out. Of the two persons, who fought with Dr Narang ‘at the moment of first scuffle,’ one was a Hindu, she noted.
The Muslims accused are residents of UP not
Dr Narang, a 42-year-old dentist, was dragged out of his house in west Delhi 's Vikaspuri on Wednesday and beaten with iron rods and hockey sticks by a mob.
The attack was the fallout of the fight he had with two bikers when their rashly driven vehicle bike brushed against him in front of his house.
The attack was the fallout of the fight he had with two bikers when their rashly driven vehicle bike brushed against him in front of his house.
As the prime accused and many others in the mob were from minority community, many projected the incident as a communal attack on social media.
Out of 9 accused person 5 r Hindu.At the moment of first scuffle, out of 2, 1 was Hindu.The Muslim accused r residents of UP ,not Bangladesh— Monika Bhardwaj (@manabhardwaj) March 25, 2016
4 juveniles among 9 arrested for murder of vikaspuri doctor. No religious angle at all, as rumoured by some. We appeal u to maintain peace.— Monika Bhardwaj (@manabhardwaj) March 25, 2016