Bikers thrash two Manipur youths
Source: The Sangai Express / India Today Online
New Delhi, February 10 2014:
Two youths from Manipur were beaten up with sticks by a group of motorcyclists in Delhi on Sunday evening, police said on Monday.
On of the victims, Ginkhansuan Naulak, has been admitted to All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
The other youth was discharged after treatment.
A case has been registered but none of the attackers have been arrested yet.
The attack took place in Ambedkar Nagar area in south Delhi around 8.30 p.m.on Sunday, reported IANS.
The incident comes days after the death of Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Tania after an alleged racist attack in a Delhi market.
The 19-year-old's death had triggered protests in the capital with people from the northeast alleging racial discrimination against those from the region.
On January 29, Nido had an altercation with some shopkeepers in Lajpat Nagar Market, following which he was attacked.
Nido's post-mortem report said he died of "blunt trauma in head and face" .
Ginkhansuan Naulak, 24, and his cousin Vumsuanmung Naulak, 25, went to the Ambedkar Nagar market when the attackers approached them and started beating them with sticks.
Ginkhansuan Naulak, who works in a private firm, told police that the attackers did not rob him or his cousin.
He also said the attackers were not known to him.