SHO Calls NE Students in Vasant Vihar Police Station

NE Girl Thrown Out by Landlord in Munirka, Now DCP South Wants to Meet NE Students

New Delhi, Aug 01, 2013: A meeting with SHO Vasant Vihar Police Station, Anil Sharma, was held on Wednesday evening in Vasant Vihar PS, South Delhi, attended by Northeast students. The meeting discussed the steps taken by Delhi Police to ensure the safety and security of NE people in Delhi. The SHO also assured the safety of BPO employees, especially NE women residing in Munirka. He stated that the police had started night patrols in Munirka. 

Dr. Alana Golmei, founding member and General Secretary of the North East Support Centre & Helpline (NESCH) Delhi, and its media incharge, Bruce K. Thangkhal, also attended the meeting. Dr. Golmei stressed the need for prompt action from the police and called for stricter measures against any lawbreakers. Representatives from the NE student community also shared the challenges faced by NE people. The meeting ended on a positive note. However, the problems persist—the same night proved it.

A 23-year-old girl from Nagaland, who lives with her brother and sister-in-law in Munirka, was allegedly thrown out of her room by the landlord, Dariyao Singh Tokas, and his two sons, Prashant and Rohit, around 9 PM. Many of her belongings were damaged by the landlord and his sons, the victim told our correspondent.

The victim had been renting a room in Munirka’s House No. 118-A, owned by Dariyao Singh Tokas, since December last year. “My brother paid the electricity bill of Rs 1,108 on Tuesday evening. Soon after, our landlord locked our room and told my brother, his wife, and their eight-month-old child to leave. When I reached home around 9 PM, the landlord and his two sons began throwing out all our belongings. I begged them to wait just five minutes to vacate the room, but they refused to listen and abused us,” she said.

The victim, who works in a spa, stated that her landlord and his sons were ferociously damaging many of her belongings as they threw them outside the room.

A case has been registered at Vasant Vihar Police Station under sections 448/427/34 of the IPC on the same night. “The culprits will be booked and punished according to the law,” said SHO Anil Sharma.

“Most of our problems arise from Munirka. The landlords and local people must understand our culture, food habits, and way of living, just as we understand theirs. There is no sense of brotherhood or love in the minds of these people. That is the biggest problem,” said Huten Alexander, General Secretary of the Naga Students’ Union Delhi (NSUD), who assisted the victim.

Munirka, one of the most densely populated localities in the national capital, is home to many Northeast students, government employees, workers, musicians, and professionals. Munirka frequently makes headlines for the wrong reasons. “Most of the locals and landlords here in Munirka are impolite and abusive towards NE residents,” said John, a Munirka resident and BA student at Motilal Nehru College.

It may be noted that Delhi Police has often failed to curb crimes against women in the national capital. Earlier in April this year, the force drew the ire of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. Both reprimanded Delhi Police for failing to curb crimes against women. Under public pressure, two top police officers were removed from their positions. Sources indicate that DCP South Delhi, Chhaya Sharma, was transferred to Mizoram in the wake of the gruesome Delhi gang rape incident, which sparked massive nationwide protests. DCP Prabhakar was reassigned to the Prime Minister’s security contingent following the recent rape and brutalization of a five-year-old girl in Gandhi Nagar, East Delhi. Additional CP Sanjeev Kumar was also transferred to the PM’s security. BS Jaiswal replaced Sharma as DCP South, while Ajay Kumar took over as DCP East.

Now, DCP South BS Jaiswal has called upon NE students for a meeting at Hauz Khas Police Station on August 3. Delhi Police has been initiating various measures to ensure the safety of Northeast people, a police officer said. 

~ Bruce K. Thangkhal

Media Incharge, North East Support Centre & Helpline, Delhi
(Special Correspondent, The Mizoram Post, Manipur Chronicle, Zogam Today)

 

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