Overview

• The victim, 35-year-old Yogendra Singh, a longtime volunteer at Kalkaji Temple, died at AIIMS Trauma Centre after a late‑night assault on 29 August following a dispute over chunni prasad.
• An FIR for murder and joint liability was registered at Kalkaji police station under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 103(1) and 3(5).
• Police now report nine arrests, naming Atul Pandey, Kuldeep Bidhuri, Mohan Bidhuri, Nitin Pandey, Sandeep Bidhuri, Monu Kangar, Rohit Bidhuri, Anil and Babu.
• Bystanders detained one accused at the scene and handed him to police, and another arrestee is accused of harbouring a suspect, according to officials.
• Investigators are examining motive, with police sources citing a prior grudge linked to an earlier crowd‑management run‑in with the sewadar.