Nigeria Abroad
A Nigerian national has died after he was allegedly assaulted by a Delhi Police officer on Sunday morning.
Following the death, tensions persisted in the area as a crowd gathered outside the Tilak Nagar Police Station.
Police personnel in large numbers have been deployed to control the situation. Family of the victim alleged that he died because of a lathi injury inflicted on him by the Delhi policeman in Tilak Nagar, a commercial hub in West Delhi.
“Today morning, a Nigerian national was brought dead to DDU Hospital at around 3:30 am. The victim used to live in Tilak Nagar. Two other Nigerian nationals who were with him alleged that he died because of a lathi injury on his head,” the police said in a statement.
“Earlier today, 3 Nigerian citizens were stopped by Delhi Police officials for verification in the Tilak Nagar area. While being asked to show their ID proofs, the three immediately ran away and the policemen ran after them. Their families later alleged that he died because of a lathi injury,” the police added.
According to the police, the MLC of the deceased shows no fresh external injury on the body. Police officials say they are examining the CCTV footage and the actual cause of death after the postmortem report.
This story first appeared in Nigeria Abroad
