New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report regarding the alleged physical assault of a woman from Manipur by a group of boys in South Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area after she objected to lewd and racially abusive remarks. Observing that the contents of the news report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of human rights, the apex human rights body has issued a notice to the Delhi Police Commissioner, seeking a deta…
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New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The NHRC has sought a report from Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golchha within two weeks over an alleged incident of a Manipuri woman being physically assaulted as part of a “racial abuse”, an official said on Friday. The incident took place when she objected to lewd comments by a group of boys in the Malviya Nagar area of South Delhi in March, an official said on Friday.The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo motu cognisance of a media report that …
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Four juveniles have been apprehended in connection with the alleged assault on a Manipuri woman and her transgender friend in South Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area, police said on Monday.According to the Delhi Police, the accused were apprehended during raids conducted in the area after the incident was reported within the jurisdiction of Malviya Nagar Police Station.Police officials said all four accused involved in the case are juveniles and have been taken into custody …
Shillong, March 9 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday expressed strong anger over the alleged assault on two people from the Northeast near the Saket District Court Complex in the national Capital, calling the incident “sickening” and urging authorities to take stringent action.In a post on social media platform X, CM Sangma said repeated attacks on people from the Northeast in mainland India are deeply concerning.“Angered by the repeated attacks on North East people…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday took cognisance of the alleged racial harassment incident in Malviya Nagar and asserted that any misconduct against people from the Northeast living in the national capital will not be tolerated, assuring strict action against those responsible.The case involves three women from Arunachal Pradesh who were allegedly subjected to racial slurs, humiliation and intimidation by their neighbours, identified as Harsh Singh and Ruby …
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Delhi Police have arrested the accused couple in the case related to racial abuse and humiliation of three women from Arunachal Pradesh in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar, officials said on Wednesday.Harsh Singh and Ruby Jain have been arrested, and further details are awaited. The arrests come five days after the incident. Relevant provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act have been invoked in the case based on the material available o…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Relevant provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act have been invoked in the case related to racial abuse and humiliation of three women from Arunachal Pradesh in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar, officials said on Wednesday. The police said that the relevant provisions were invoked based on the material available on record. They further noted that one of the accused, Ruby Jain, has been arrested.”The investigation is now being conducted …
New Delhi/Itanagar, Feb 24 (IANS) Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Jyotiraditya Scindia, on Tuesday, expressed deep concern over a recent incident of alleged racial harassment involving three young women from Arunachal Pradesh in Delhi, terming it “profoundly shameful” and “unacceptable”. The Union Minister said that prejudice, intimidation and discrimination have no place in society and must be dealt with sternly.Union Minister Scindia spoke over the phone with th…
New Delhi/Itanagar, Feb 24 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday strongly condemned the alleged racial abuse and humiliation of three women from the state in South Delhi and urged the Commissioner of Police, Delhi, to take swift and strict action in the matter.Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, Congress Lok Sabha member from Inner Manipur Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, LS member from Sikkim Indra Hang Subba, along with several other political leaders, personalities and o…
Shillong, Feb 23 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday strongly condemned the alleged racial abuse of three women from Arunachal Pradesh in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area, describing the incident as “deeply unfortunate” and “completely unacceptable”.Reacting to the incident, Sangma expressed concern over the safety and dignity of people from the Northeast residing in other parts of the country and called for greater sensitivity and accountability from society and autho…