Locals Beat Two Northeast Girls and Three Boys in Munirka

New Delhi, 3 Dec 2013 – A couple from Manipur was allegedly beaten by local residents in Munirka on Monday night. Three other persons, including a woman who was beside the road during the incident, were also physically assaulted by the locals. The two injured Northeast boys have been taken to Safdarjung Hospital for medical tests.

The incident occurred around 11 PM when the couple, who was passing through the road, was suddenly attacked with sharp sticks and blunt objects by a group of about five to ten locals.

“While my husband and I were walking towards our room, we had a minor quarrel on the way. Some locals heard us arguing and suddenly started thrashing us mercilessly,” the complainant told our special correspondent. She added that three of her friends—two boys and one girl—who were nearby were also beaten up by the locals without any reason. These three persons also witnessed the incident.

An FIR has been lodged at Vasant Vihar Police Station under sections 323, 341, and 34 of the IPC. However, no arrests had been made at the time of filing this report. Police officials said teams have been sent to arrest the culprits, who are currently absconding.

According to Mr Bruce K. Thangkhal, media incharge of North East Support Centre & Helpline, another Manipuri boy was also beaten by locals in Munirka on Sunday morning. “The victim sustained injuries on his face, arms, legs, and some parts of his back. He hails from Manipur and currently works at a call centre,” the NESCH team said.

“I work night shifts at a call centre. On Sunday morning, I returned home around 11 AM with two of my friends who had visited my room. As I stepped outside to see them off, I was suddenly beaten by locals, who suspected me of being a thief,” the victim recounted.

“I have stolen nothing. How can I be a thief when they found nothing in my hands or in my possession? The locals are calling me a thief just to escape from police arrest,” he said.

In an earlier incident, when two boys from Manipur visited a friend in Munirka at night, the house caretaker suddenly screamed “Thieves! Thieves!” upon seeing them. A minor scuffle broke out, but the victims claimed that the caretaker falsely accused them. However, this incident was not reported to the police.

“On Sunday (December 1), my roommate and I had a firsthand experience of Dilli wala discrimination and their so-called beautiful words. We had a scuffle with our landlord earlier because he refused to provide us with a rent agreement. We informed the police, but no action was taken. To settle scores, this cunning fellow secretly turned on our water motor while we were inside, unaware of it, as the switch is outside our room. He then gathered local goons and started hurling abuses at us”.

“My female friends, who often visit me, were called prostitutes by my landlord. He even shouted, ‘This is not a brothel house!’ One of the girls he referred to as a prostitute was actually my roommate’s cousin sister. We felt so humiliated and it was unbearable, but I know it is useless to complain to the police,” said Abhijeet from Assam, who is studying engineering in Delhi.

~ The Mizoram Post | Manipur Chronicle | Zogam Today

 

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