Three NE boys beaten in Delhi; father, son arrested
Source: The Sangai Express / Agencies

New Delhi, May 07 2013: In yet another shocking incident of discrimination against the Northeast people, three Northeast boys have 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.

This is the sixth incident reported to NE Helpline this year, conveyed a press release.

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 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.

Adarsh Kumar owned a flat next to the building where the three victims stayed.

Injured boy

"Even our own landlord threatened us with dire consequences if we report the incident 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 has 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 was lodged only at midnight, after more than 10 hours of pursuance by a bunch of Northeast youngsters, namely, Bruce K Thangkhal, Media Incharge of NE Helpline, Satminlun Khongsai, General Secretary of Kuki Students' Organisation (KSO) Delhi, Huten Alexandar, General Secretary of Naga Students' Union (NSU) Delhi, David Sukte, Vice President of Zomi Students' Federation (ZSF) Delhi Cell, Thanglenpao, Asst Information Secretary/KSOD, and Mr Timothy Chongthu, Finance Secretary/KSOD.

The FIR was lodged at around 12 O'clock last night, when Anil Sharma, Station House Officer, Vasant Vihar Police Station arrived.

Roney, who works in a call centre, sustained injuries on his head, and his friend Guite, who is doing some IT course, was injured on his left ear, for which he says, he will 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 on 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.

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 face backlash from the locals if they see us" .

This is not the first incident.

There were so many which went unreported.

On 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 way, 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.