Three Northeast Boys beaten in Delhi Father, Son arrested

New Delhi, May 7, 2013

Victim (Mr Roney)

In yet another shocking incident of discrimination against the Northeast people, three Northeast boys has been allegedly beaten up by the landlord and his son on Monday evening. The father, Adarsh Kumar and his son, Ashish Tokas have been arrested after they allegedly assaulted three Northeast boys with wooden sticks accompanying a group of local people, here in Munirka yesterday. This is the sixth incident reported to NE Helpline this year.

According to the three victims, they were thrashed and beaten while they were standing inside the building, after one of them spitted on the ground. The incident occurred at around 3.30 pm yesterday, when one of the victims said that he inhaled a mosquito in his mouth and spitted out immediately on the ground. When the landlord Adarsh Kumar saw this, he began thrashing them with the help of the local people numbering around 7-10 men with wooden sticks and iron rods.

Mr Adarsh Kumar owned a flat next to the building where the three victims stayed. “Even our own landlord threatened us with dire consequences if we reported to police,” said Roney, one of the victims.

The three victims Roney (25), Guite (23) and Samson (25) sustained injuries during the physical assault by the locals. The victims were brought to Sardarjung hospital for medical test after the incident with minor injuries. However, Guite said Doctor told him that his eardrum busted and he needs to go for minor operation after some days.

A case has been registered in Vasant Vihar Police Station under sections 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation), 323 (Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (Punishment for wrongful restraint) and 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of IPC (1860).

The FIR has been successfully lodged only by midnight, after more than 10 hour’s pursuance from a bunch of Northeast youngsters, viz. Mr Bruce K. Thangkhal, Media Incharge of NE Helpline, Mr Satminlun Khongsai, General Secretary of Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO) Delhi, Mr Huten Alexandar, General Secretary of Naga Students’ Union (NSU) Delhi, Mr David Sukte, Vice President of Zomi Student’s Federation (ZSF) Delhi Cell, Mr Thanglenpao, Asst Information Secretary/KSOD, and Mr Timothy Chongthu, Finance Secretary/KSOD. The FIR was lodged at around 12 O’clock last night, when Mr Anil Sharma, Station House Officer, Vasant Vihar Police Station arrived.

“On hearing incident, I immediately rushed to the spot and call up 100 (PCR Van). The police told us, along with the victims, to come up to the main road where the police awaited. They didn’t even come to the spot, where the victims were laying in a pool of blood,” said Mr Timothy Chongthu.

Roney, who works in a call centre, sustained injuries on his head, and his friend Guite, who is doing some IT course, injured on his left ear, which he says, ne need to go for minor operation soon, as told to NE Helpline. The third victim, Samson, who tried to calm down the angry locales, was injured in his chest and right arm. However, the Safdarjung hospital in its medical report did neither mention grievous nor minor, nor unhurt. Police are waiting for the detail medical report and accordingly sections will be added, police said.

Ms Stacy, a cousin of Roney, said, “We felt insecure and didn't stay last night at our room. We stayed in our friend’s room. We have to vacate our rooms, otherwise, we may be backlash by the locales if they saw us”.

This is not the first incident happened there are so many which goes unreported. In last month April 28, one Northeast boy was allegedly beaten up by the locals in a similar case. When the Northeast boy was passing through a narrow passage in the street, some locals standing beside the road blocked his way with one motorcycle, when he requested them to make ways, he was simply thrashed then and there, he informed NE Helpline yesterday.

The Northeast Student leaders sought the Delhi Police to immediately arrest and punish the persons who accompanied the father-son duo in beating the three Northeast boys on Monday evening. Until and unless the accomplices were caught, they will still continue the same in future, the Northeast Student leaders feared. However, Vasant Vihar Police Station SHO Anil Sharma assured all the possible help to the Northeast people.

Released By
Bruce K. Thangkhal
Media Incharge
North East Helpline is a combined initiative of various human rights activists, social workers, students, journalists, and lawyers seeking to prevent harassment and abuses meted out to women, North East People, and tribal communities of different states.