{"id":36970,"date":"2026-09-11T12:41:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T07:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/manipur-musician-chontham-vikram-singh-murder\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T12:41:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T07:11:51","slug":"manipur-musician-chontham-vikram-singh-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/manipur-musician-chontham-vikram-singh-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Manipur Musician Chontham Vikram Singh Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/11\/comp_26_1788787135646_1789074029132.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/11\/comp_26_1788787135646_1789074029132.gif\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/11\/comp_26_1788787135646_1789074029132.gif\" alt=\"Vikram's family members took him to the hospital in an unconscious state. - Bhaskar English\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>Vikram&#8217;s family members took him to the hospital in an unconscious state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Manipur musician Chontham Vikram Singh&#8217;s postmortem report states that he died due to excessive blood loss. The AIIMS Delhi autopsy report attributes the cause to severe injuries to his chest and abdomen.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">According to the report, around 15 ribs in Singh&#8217;s chest and abdomen were fractured. Injuries were also found on his head, face, arms, chest, abdomen, back, and legs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Fifty-four-year-old Vikram Singh died while undergoing treatment after being attacked in New Delhi. Police have arrested eight accused in the case, including a minor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">According to the police FIR, on September 7, Singh went to stop people making noise outside a house in the Ashram area of South Delhi, after which the accused assaulted him.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><span class=\"e913fbaa d3886593\"><strong>These injuries were mentioned in the autopsy report<\/strong><\/span><strong\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"f5e1d774\" style=\"border-bottom:none\">\n<ul class=\"d7ef6cb6\">\n<li>According to Dr. Sudhir Gupta, head of forensic medicine at AIIMS Delhi, Singh died after being attacked with a heavy object on his abdomen and chest.<\/li>\n<li>According to the report, there were multiple fractures from the first to the 11th rib on the left side. Fractures were found from the sixth to the ninth rib on the right side.<\/li>\n<li>Blood had accumulated around these injuries. Several scratches, bruises, and internal injuries were also found on the body.<\/li>\n<li>Samples of the deceased&#8217;s internal organs, known as viscera, have been preserved for chemical and toxicological examination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><span class=\"e913fbaa d3886593\"><strong>The accused chased him up three floors<\/strong><\/span><strong\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/09\/07\/dbgifmagic__4_1788787605798.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/09\/07\/dbgifmagic__4_1788787605798.gif\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/09\/07\/dbgifmagic__4_1788787605798.gif\" alt=\"People leaving the musician's house. It is alleged that these same people attacked Singh, which later led to his death.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>People leaving the musician&#8217;s house. It is alleged that these same people attacked Singh, which later led to his death.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/09\/10\/dbgifmagic__24_1788909484543_1789048453407.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/09\/10\/dbgifmagic__24_1788909484543_1789048453407.gif\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/09\/10\/dbgifmagic__24_1788909484543_1789048453407.gif\" alt=\"Delhi Police detained eight accused who had beaten Vikram so severely that he was barely alive on September 8.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>Delhi Police detained eight accused who had beaten Vikram so severely that he was barely alive on September 8.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">According to the FIR, the accused entered the building on September 7. They pursued Singh up to the third floor and assaulted him with kicks and punches. Singh&#8217;s wife later identified the accused as the people who had previously threatened her husband as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The police have also obtained CCTV footage showing the accused leaving the building. After the attack, Singh was taken to Holy Family Hospital. He died during treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:center;white-space:pre-line\"><span class=\"e913fbaa d3886593\"><strong>Bhaskar Knowledge &#8211; Broken ribs damage internal organs, causing death<\/strong><\/span><strong\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Broken ribs can be fatal, but usually, death does not occur from a broken rib alone. The danger arises when the broken ribs damage the lungs, heart, or any internal organ, or when there is severe internal bleeding. This is the most significant finding in Vikram Singh&#8217;s postmortem&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">In other words, several of his ribs were broken. Signs of blood accumulating around the fractures were found. There were serious injuries to his chest and abdomen. These injuries caused extensive internal bleeding. This massive blood loss caused his death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Think of a rib as a bone that protects the body. It safeguards the lungs and other organs. If several ribs break due to a powerful impact, the broken pieces can damage internal organs and blood vessels.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vikram&#8217;s family members took him to the hospital in an unconscious state. Manipur musician Chontham Vikram Singh&#8217;s postmortem report states that he died due to excessive blood loss. The AIIMS Delhi autopsy report attributes the cause to severe injuries to his chest and abdomen. According to the report, around 15 ribs in Singh&#8217;s chest and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[28167,34348,20283,34453,34347,34451,22413,34452],"class_list":["post-36970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nation","tag-aiims-delhi","tag-chontham-vikram-singh","tag-crime-news","tag-internal-bleeding","tag-manipur","tag-manipur-musician","tag-murder-case","tag-postmortem-report"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}