“Nepali & Chinkies!”..Racial Attack on Four North East Boys in Pune

"Nepali & Chinkies!"..Racial Attack on Four North East Boys in Pune

New Delhi, June 8, 2009:THROUGH PRESS RELEASE-SHARED BY AARDEE-: Four North East Indian boys belonging to Naga tribes faced racial attacked in Pune on June 21, 2009. Four of them got injuries on body while one suffers severely with five stitches on forehead.North East Support Centre & Helpline appealed to Dr. Abraham Mathai – Vice Chairman of Maharashtra State Minority Commission this evening and assured to speak to the concerned police official to look into the matter.According to the sources reaching to North East Support Centre & Helpline, the incident happened on June 21 at around 11.15 PM at Salisbury Park, Pune, when two Naga students were returning home, two local men came on bike abused them with vulgar remarks e.g. Nepalis and chinkies. Both the students objected to the vulgar remarks and told them, “We are Indians.” After five minutes they brought 10 to 15 friends and beaten them severely with sticks. When alarm was made, two other Naga students living nearby came out to help the victims, who were also beaten severely by the mobs.

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