8-Year-Old Awaits Father's Return After Deadly Assault By Delhi Club Bouncers
A 29-year-old driver died after being brutally assaulted by nightclub bouncers in Delhi following a minor dispute. Five individuals have been arrested as the victim's family struggles to cope with the loss.
Why it matters
The incident raises serious questions about the regulation of nightlife security and the prevalence of violent conduct by private security personnel.
An eight-year-old boy, still waiting for his father to return home, asked his mother why a tent had been erected outside their house. His mother, inconsolable after losing her husband in an alleged assault by nightclub bouncers, had no answer for him."He hugs me and cries, asking for his father. What do I tell him now? He keeps asking why there is a tent outside our house. I just cried and told him it was not ours," Pooja, wife of 29-year-old Daljeet, said, breaking down as she recounted the family's loss.Daljeet, a driver, died after allegedly being brutally assaulted by bouncers and the manager of a nightclub in north Delhi following a dispute over beer spilling on the manager's wife, police said.Five people, including the club manager, his wife and three bouncers have been arrested in connection with the incident that took place late Saturday at Tor House nightclub near…
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