Chongtham Vikram Singh, a musician from Imphal in Manipur, was assaulted and killed by a group of men in Delhi's Ashram area on Sunday night after he objected to their loud noise. The Delhi police have arrested seven men and a 15-year-old boy for the killing, which they are investigating as a case of mob lynching.

Condolences over the killing and concerns about the safety of people from the northeast have poured in since then. Many have urged the government and society not to treat the incident as isolated, but to view it in the context of widespread discrimination that communities from northeast India face in other parts of the country.