Man from Manipur, wife, relative beaten up in Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 2: A man from Manipur, his wife and his sister were allegedly assaulted by a group of people in southeast Delhi's Sunlight Colony area, police said on Saturday.
Police added that the victims told them that they were Meteis and suspect that they were beaten up by people from their "opponent group".
Manipur has been witnessing ethnic clashes between the Meitei and tribal Kuki communities since May resulting in the death of more than 180 people. Following the outbreak of violence in the northeastern state, the Delhi Police had issued an alert.
Police learned that the man, his wife and his sister were dropping a friend home on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
"On the way, three strangers, including a woman, approached them and asked them to help book an Uber ride for Munirka as their phone batteries had run out," a police officer said.
While waiting for the ride to be confirmed, one of the accused started abusing and insulting the man and assaulted his wife and his sister, the official said.
The man said the accused had passed lewd remarks on his sister and wife of which he objected, according to police. The accused turned violent and called a few more people to the spot, who attacked him, his wife and his sister, they said.
The victims said that the accused persons appeared northeastern and suspect they were from their opponent group, police said. The man, who works at a private firm and resides in of Jeevan Nagar in Ashram, suffered abrasion on his knees, redness and swelling in the eyes, and swelling on the left side forehead, police said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast district) Rajesh Deo said a case of hurt, rioting and outraging the modesty of women has been registered at the Sunlight Colony police station.
Police had received a call at 2.30 am on Friday from Kilokari village and found that a man had been taken to hospital after he was beaten up.
Teams have accessed footage from CCTV cameras from the area and trying to apprehend the accused, he said.
Incident in delhi, where meitie are beaten by kuki .. In the capital city, their actions are like this then imagine how brutal they CAN be in Manipur area .. ITS HIGH TIME TO CUT DOWN THEIR AUDACITY AND BRING THEM ON THE GROUND .. SHAMELESS & HEARTLESS PEOPLE pic.twitter.com/L7P7PwQP2q
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
