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Man dressed as Goddess Kali stabbed to death in Delhi, four held

He was a devotee of “Maa Kali” and, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, used to roam around in the get-up of the goddess, wearing a black salwar suit with a red chunni and anklets.

Man dressed as Goddess Kali stabbed to death in Delhi, four held

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In another case of hate crime, Delhi Police have arrested four men and three juveniles for allegedly stabbing a man, who was dressed as Goddess Kali, to death.

The deceased has been identified as Kalu alias Kalua, an orphan who was raised in a ‘dharamshala’ near Kalkaji Mandir. The body was handed over to his brother for the last rites.

As per reports, Kalu used to dance and roam around with eunuchs. He was a devotee of “Maa Kali” and, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, used to roam around in the get-up of the goddess, wearing a black salwar suit with a red chunni and anklets, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Chinmoy Biswal said.

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On the intervening night of May 22 and 23, body of a man was found from a jungle near National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) in Delhi with multiple stab injuries on the chest, face and head.

The police questioned several persons. On the basis of a tip-off, the accused, including the juveniles, were apprehended from Govindpuri on Sunday, the DCP added.

The police later identified the four men as Naveen (20), Aman Kumar Singh (20), Mohit Kumar (25) and Sajal Kumar Maheshwari (19).

During interrogation, the accused told the police that they had consumed liquor and were near the NSIC jungle main gate when they saw Kalu passing by. Seeing his attire, they started mocking him.

As Kalu told them not to make fun of him, the accused caught hold of him, forcibly took him inside the jungle and started beating him up. They then stabbed him with a Swiss knife, the police said.

Kalu succumbed to his injuries on the spot and the accused fled on their motorcycles. Five motorcycles were also recovered by the police at the instance of the accused.

One of the accused, Naveen, is pursuing his graduation through correspondence from the Delhi University. He is a first-year commerce student.

The murder comes days after a transgender was brutally beaten to death by a mob, in Hyderabad, under suspicions that she was a child trafficker. Their suspicions were based on WhatsApp forwards.

(with agency inputs)

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