#NortheastLivesMatter too! Northeast women harassed in Delhi's Hauz Khas

New Delhi, July 22: Racism remains a deep-rooted problem in India and people from North East suffer from our ignorance. In the latest shocking and shameful incident, northeast girls were harassed by a group of men in the National Capital.

The shameful incident took place in Delhi's Hauz Khas area. The incident came to light after a video of the incident which was recorded by that girl went viral on the social media platform.

 

As per the video, a group of men allegedly asked women about their ‘hourly rate’ following which girls slamming the group of a middle-aged man for derogatory behaviors. What is more shocking is that people around them did not come to their aid, nor did they protest.

 

 

Following the incident, the Delhi Commission for women has taken suo-moto cognizance of the incident and issued a notice to the Delhi Police. Swati Maliwal, the chairperson of, Delhi Commission for Women, has also asked the Delhi Police to register an FIR in the matter and to start a probe.

 

Swati Maliwal said on the issue, "I saw this video on social media and was disgusted to see how the group of men were fearlessly harassing the girls. Strong deterrence needs to be created against sexual harassment so that no one dares to commit such a crime. We have issued a notice to the police seeking an FIR and probe in the matter."

 

 

 

 

 

The police has also filed FIR  in Delhi's Safdarjung Enclave in connection with an incident.

 

 

This is not the first time such a racism case has been reported in the country. People from northeastern states such as Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Manipur are often targeted for their Mongoloid features.

 

Because of their mongoloid feature, some people racially abused the northeast by calling them Chinki, Manchurian, Chowmein. Even after the coronavirus, these people gone further and also started calling them Corona, as the virus was first reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

 

 

Last year, a man racially abused a Manipuri girl by allegedly calling her 'corona' and spitting on her in North Delhi.

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