Ten NE students attack in Delhi, Two seriously injured, One admitted in ICU

Two Seriously Injured, One Admitted in ICU
No FIR Registered, No Action to Arrest the Culprits

New Delhi, Feb 27, 2013 --- Ten North East students were attacked at Delhi, two seriously injured, and one admitted in ICU. Delhi Police delayed in registering FIR and no action taken to apprehend the culprits. The racial attack on North East India continues in the national capital. In active of Delhi police is the matter of concern.

According to the source reaching to the North East Helpline, ten North East boys from Manipur were attacked by a group of unknown people on 24 February night in Delhi University campus. While they were returning after dropping one of their friends in DU hostel, a group numbering 8 to 9 people came from behind attacked on them with sticks. When they raised their voice and tried to defend themselves, the culprits fled from the spot. Two of them suffer seriously and one still in Intensive Care Unit, while others suffered.

They received first AID from DU clinic, and then referred to Hindu Rao Hospital, where the admission was denied, then latter taken to St. Parmanant Hospital. The Doctors on Duty at St Parmanant Hospital informed Police and the police took the statement from the victims. A medical legal case is registered at the hospital.

A group of student from Manipur went to Maurice Nagar Police Station to register the complaint in written. The police official has taken the footage of CCTV installed at the place where the incident took place. The police have shown the footage to the students who went to registered the complaint. The police have given assurance to arrest the culprits.

NE Helpline has contacted the Maurice Police Station and found out that no FIR is registered until the filing of this report. Delay in registering the FIR and inactive of Delhi police is the matter of the concern for the North East communities living in Delhi and NCR, who have been constantly targeted for racial attack and sexual violence.

North East Helpline appeals to the Delhi police to register the case against the attackers as per the instruction given by Union Home Ministry in 2012 to book the racial attackers under the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Prevention of Atrocity Act and appeals the Delhi Government to compensate to the victims.

Army Colonel, five others arrested in Manipur drugs haul

Imphal, Mon Feb 25 2013[Indian Express]: An Army Colonel posted as the Defence PRO in Imphal and five others were arrested by the Manipur police on Sunday for allegedly ferrying drugs, estimated to be worth between Rs 15-30 crore, to the Indo-Myanmar border
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Col Ajay Choudhury, a Territorial Army sepoy posted under him, an Indigo Airlines associate manager and three others have been accused of ferrying pseudoephedrine, used for manufacturing heroin, in three vehicles, including the Colonel's official vehicle. Police suspect the Colonel had ferried drugs at least four times in the past.

"We have estimated that the drugs are worth between Rs 15-30 crore in the international market. We caught three vehicles carrying these drugs at Pallel. The three civilians were Kukis and seem to be involved in the drug racket," said Manipur DGP Y Joykumar Singh.

"They seem to have been involved in a number of such operations before. Col Choudhury has been denying his involvement, but one of the cars carrying the drugs was alloted to him by the Army. The consignment was on its way to Moreh, the Indo-Myanmar border town," said Singh. "We had received a tip-off that a big consignment of drugs was on its way to Moreh," he added.

In New Delhi, officials said strict action will be taken if the Colonel is found guilty.