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Two women from Northeast India have reported being molested, assaulted, and subjected to racist slurs outside a club in Delhi's Nehru Place. They allege their clothes were torn and they were hit with a bamboo stick during the incident.
There is widespread condemnation of racial abuse targeting women from India's Northeast in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, with calls for stringent action. A minister expressed deep disturbance and took up the matter with Delhi Police.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta met three young women from Arunachal Pradesh who faced alleged racial abuse. She assured them and their community of full support, emphasizing Delhi's commitment to diversity and respect. Gupta stated that strict action will be taken against the perpetrators and urged against politicizing the sensitive matter.
A woman has been arrested under the SC/ST Act for allegedly threatening and hurling racial abuses at three women from India's northeast, including a Delhi University student, in Malviya Nagar.