NEW DELHI: In an alleged case of hate crime, a 29-year-old Congolese national was bludgeoned to death by three men, two of them with past criminal records, in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area late Friday night after an argument over hiring of an auto-rickshaw.
DCP, south district, Ishwar Singh confirmed the arrest of one of the accused, Mobin Azad Saifi, 23. The victim, Masonda Ketada Olivier, came to India on a student Visa in 2012 and taught French at a private institute, police said.
Olivier was on his way back home in South Extension after visiting a friend’s flat in Kisangarh locality in Vasant Kunj at 11.40 pm on Friday when he allegedly had a verbal spat with at least three men over hiring an autorickshaw. They were also looking for an auto to go to a food joint in Chhatarpur area. The argument soon turned violent as the three accused, in an inebriated condition, started beating Olivier with kicks and punches, said the police.
Olivier was attacked with bricks
Eyewitnesses said that the victim screamed for help and even tried to outrun the accused to save himself but the latter chased him down and attacked him again with bricks and stones. “One of the attackers dealt a blow on Olivier’s head with a heavy piece of stone after which he fell conscious,” said the eyewitnesses, adding. The police said they received a call about the incident at about 11.44 pm after which a van rushed to the spot.
