NE people attacked in Bangalore
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 28 2014 :
The ugly face of racism cropped up once again in the city as some local people of Kirloskar Layout in Peenya Police limits attacked a group of Northeast people hailing from Arunachal Pradesh.
The victims also failed to get protection from the police and instead were beaten up and taken into custody by the police, who framed false charges against them.
According to a statement issued by Praja Rajakiya Vedike, and NGO which runs the North-East helpline in Bangalore, in the midnight of Tuesday, a neighbour knocked at the door of a person from Northeast.
When the person opened the door he was slapped thrice.
The victim and his friends were celebrating their local harvest festival.
And when he called up the police, the Peenya police instead of taking his complaint and providing protection beat up all the four Northeast men and took them into custody at 1.30 am.
One person from Arunachal Pradesh, Nage Nomo, injured badly and had bruise marks on his back and other places.
On Wednesday morning they were also threatened and abused.
A group of people from Praja Rajakiya Vedike and lawyers from Alternative Law Forum rushed to the police station and tried to settle the issue in an amicable manner.
Even in front of the group, some police started making racist comments against the Northeast people and started asking why the local people are supporting Northeasterners.
A big mob of men (local people) have also used sexually abusive language against the Northeast women.
The locals even placed empty packets of condoms in the room of the Northeast people to falsely implicate them and the police appeared to be pressurised by the local leaders and a family member of an MLC.
The police, under the leadership of Sandeep Patil, DCP-North organised a meeting of some local leaders, Northeast leaders, Praja Rajakiya Vedike representatives, Alternative Law Forum representatives for a dialogue to prevent any flare up.
Praja Rajakiya Vedike appreciates this initiative.
The four Northeast people arrested under false charges were subsequently granted bail by the Magistrate court today.