Gurgaon: After Bangalore, another case of racism has been reported and this time it has taken place in Gurgaon.

According to reports, two boys from Nagaland were beaten up in the early hours of Thursday morning in Sikandarpur area of the city. All the North-Eastern residents in the area were allegedly later told to vacate their premises.

The two victims are said to have just moved to Sikandarpur. Six or seven boys are reported to have beat them up with cricket bats and hockey sticks and later shaved off their hair. They were also warned not to file an FIR.

The victims, however, have filed the FIR.  

Congress Member of Parliament Ninong Ering, who hails from Arunachal Pradesh strongly condemned the assault and stated that only by passing legislation and imposing strict punishment racial attacks can stop.

“I strongly condemn the attacks. I have heard that the locality of Sikandarpur where the victims used to live has said that they will not allow any more North Eastern kids to live there. We are an integral and essential part of India, and we do not appreciate it if we are called citizens of China,” he said.

“I will speak to Home Minister Rajnath Singh about this racial discrimination that people, especially from the North-East are facing. After all, the Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju himself is from the North-East. Till a legislation is passed on the same, no change will be brought about. We demand the same respect that they will give to their brothers, sisters and children,” he added.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Dalbir Singh, confirming that the FIR has been filed, stated that the accused will be nabbed shortly.

“The FIR has been submitted. We suspect alcohol to be behind the attacks. We are still trying to identify the suspects and have sent two teams to Sikandarpur,” he said.