Five more held for ransacking Manoj Tiwari’s house

Five more people were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly barging into the residence of BJP Delhi unit chief Manoj Tiwari, attacking his staff.

The five were identified as Pardeep Kumar (24), Om Prakash (31), Parsu Ram (32), Sunil Kumar, (33 )and Jagdish Chander, (42). On Monday, police arrested the two brothers - Jai Kumar and Jaswant Singh.

According to police, the attack followed an incident of road rage involving a Tiwari staff member. The two brothers were travelling in a car that hit the vehicle driven by one of the MP'S staffers just outside his house.

Tiwari made public CCTV footage showing the two attackers first arguing and then beating his staff members -- cook Ashok Pathak and personal assistant Abhinav Mishra.

"Both the brothers -- Jai Kumar and Jaswant Singh -were travelling in a Wagon R car which bumped into a Scorpio car driven by one of Tiwari's drivers and another staff outside his house in North Avenue area on Sunday late night," a senior police officer said.

"The brothers were then joined by these five accused persons who are said to be their friends. They barged into Tiwari's residence carrying rods and thrashed his staff, including Personal Assistant (PA). The entire act was captured on the CCTV cameras," he added. Tiwari had alleged a conspiracy behind the attack.

Police reiterated that it was not a "road rage" incident.

"It's not a case of road rage. A few persons arrived on motorcycles and then a few others came in a car. There was some sort of planning," DCP BK Singh said.

The five were identified as Pardeep Kumar (24), Om Prakash (31), Parsu Ram (32), Sunil Kumar, (33 )and Jagdish Chander, (42). On Monday, police arrested the two brothers - Jai Kumar and Jaswant Singh