Arunachal boy dies after altercation in Delhis Lajpat Nagar Subhajit Sengupta ,Meenakshi Upreti CNN-IBN | 31-Jan-2014 18:02 PM New Delhi: In a gruesome incident, a boy from Arunachal Pradesh, Nido Taniam, was allegedly beaten to death in Delhi. The incident took place on Wednesday at Lajpat Nagar in Southeast Delhi. Nido Taniam, a student, was the son of an Arunachal MLA. His body is in the mortuary of the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). According to the friends and relatives there was some altercation with a shopkeeper which escalated. The victims family has alleged that he was beaten to death. Some say the shopkeepers and a few others made some obscene remarks on his blonde hair. It led to the fight. The police picked up the boy and later dropped him back in the same locality. After that the shopkeeper and his friends allegedly beat him up again. He lost his life on Thursday. The Aam Aadmi Party government has put the blame on the Delhi Police. The party hit out at Delhi Police over death of saying the Delhi Police should take responsibility. The AAP questioned as to why an FIR was not lodged. AAP leader Dilip Pandey said, Police should nab the accused without any delay. Activist Binalakshmi Nepram has tweeted, Shopkeepers #LajpatNagar made fun of victims blonde hair.Argument broke out. 6-8 locals came out and thrashed victim with Iron rods & sticks (sic). Police arrived/settled case with fine Rs. 10,000 & took deceased to PS but later policemen dropped him at same place where fight took place (sic), she added. The people from the North East have demanded the strictest action against both police and the attackers. Arunachal Pradesh Resident Commissioner Avinash Kumar said, The police must act and arrest those behind this. Its a heinous crime. The Northeast students are very agitated. We will ensure that the culprits are booked under the law. We will send the body to his native place on Saturday morning. According to reports, Taniam died due to internal injuries. After the scuffle he came back to his house and he never woke up after that. According to eye witnesses the altercation began when he broke the window of a sweet shop. He broke the window after they made comments about his hair (he had blonde hair), said his friends. The Northeast community has decided to hold a protest march on Saturday in front of the same sweet shop. The name of the sweet shop is Rajasthan Sweet Shop. Union Minister for Minority Affairs Ninong Ering, who also hails from Arunachal Pradesh, has expressed shock over the incident. He has demanded a thorough probe and punishment. The people are alleging that the police have failed to protect him. They feel that they should not have brought him back to the same place. Police arrived/settled case with fine Rs. 10,000 & took deceased to PS but later policemen dropped him at same place where fight took place. So for the above same incident, there is going to be a mass protest infront of the same shop tomorrow.people will gather at Lajpat Nagar metro by 11 am, and will move together from there. Also People can gather at Arunachal Bhavan by 9 am as transport will be provided from there to Lajpat Nagar Metro. So we know the cause now, and i hope every Northeast and responsible person will turn up for the Protest. please spread the message. THANKS
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:16:24 +0000
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