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North East Support Centre & Helpline, New Delhi

 

For Immed= iate Press Release

Cable Operators Beaten A North East Boy Severely in Gu= rgaon.

Racial Assault to North East Communities Continue in Gurgaon<= /span>

 

New Delhi, March 7, 2009 (NE Support Ce= ntre & Helpline)

 

Three Cable operators bat a boy from Manipur and admitte= d in Civil Hospital, Gurgaon. Doors broken, h= ouse hold items and TV set broken. Racial assault and discrimination continues in Gurgaon city.

 

The sources reaching to North East Support Centre & Helpline (NESC&H), told that the incident happened today at around 1 PM, when three linemen belonging to Yadhav Cable TV came to collect the monthly subscription from Mr. Lamboi, who is doing a Bachelor of Social Work from IGNOU, staying in a rented house in Sikanderpur, Gurgaon, Haryana for last = one year.

 

The three linemen forcibly entered the house and collect= ed the monthly subscription of Rs 200 for February 2009, of which the Victim t= old that the line was already disconnected a month ago.

 

After they collected the subscription, the trio beaten Lamboi with lethal weapon and threaten his life. They also broke the TV set= and other house hold belongings.

 

Lamboi told to NESC&H that the matter was reported to local police station and in stead of police extending the help, the friends= of Lamboi was told to take him to local hospital.

 

Lamboi suffers severe injuries on his body and now admit= ted to Civil = Hospital, Gurgaon.

 

Mr. Madhu Chandra, Spokes Person of NESC&H and Advoc= ate Lansinglui Rongmei – President of NESC&H have called to SHO of DLF Phase II police station a= nd reported the matter and appealed to ensure proper filing of FIR. Until the filing of this report, no FIR is registered.

 

The case of the rape victim from Assam in December 2008, will also appear in Special Court in Gurgaon on coming Monday. The victims and witnesses are summoned to appear before the special judge.

 

North East Support Centre & Helpline (www.ne= helpline.net) is combined initiative of various human rights activists, social workers, students, journalists and lawyers seeking to prevent harassment and abuses meted out to women, North East People and tribal communities of different states.

 

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Mr. Madhu Chandra

Spokes Person

9868184939