Seven poke fun, stab a man to death for being dressed as Goddess Kali

New Delhi, May 28

Four men were arrested — Naveen (20), Aman Kumar Singh (20), Mohit Kumar (25) and Sajal Kumar Maheshwari (19) — and three juveniles apprehended for allegedly making fun of a man, Kalu alias Kalua, dressed as goddess Kali and then stabbing him to death, police said today.

On the intervening night of May 22 and 23, Kalu’s  body was found at the NSIC jungle with multiple stab injuries on the chest, face and head. After the post-mortem, the body was handed over to Kalu's brother for the last rites. Kalu, an orphan, was raised in a "dharamshala" near Kalkaji Mandir, the police said.

He used to dance and roam around with eunuchs. He was a devotee of "Maa Kali" and on Tuesdays and Saturdays, used to project himself as the goddess, wearing a black salwar suit with a red chunni and anklets, DCP (Southeast)  said.

On the basis of a tip-off, the accused, including the juveniles, were apprehended from Govindpuri yesterday, the DCP added.

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.

The deceased succumbed to his injuries on the spot and the accused fled on their motorcycles. Five motorcycles were also recovered by the police. Accused Naveen is pursuing B.Com through correspondence from the Delhi University. — PTI