IMPHAL, Oct 30 : The Manipur Students’ Association, Delhi has come out strongly against the brutal murder of Ramchanphy Hongray by an IIT student at Delhi. In a statement, the student body said that the people of North East have been subjected to racial discrimination for long and chronicled some recent events.

Stating that the North East people are no longer safe in India, MSAD said that Delhi is a glaring example of the series of unabated and deliberate racial discriminations against the people of the North East.

Stating that the murder of Ramchanphy was not the first instance of singling out people from the North East, MSAD said that on April 17 this year, Giupuilu Gangmei, a five year old Zeliangrong girl, was raped and murdered in broad daylight in Mahabalipur.

In the night of September 20,2009m a Chiru Naga boy was severely assaulted with iron rods by local goons at Outram Lines, said MSAD and added that in the night of September 21, 2009, a Moyon Naga girl was molested and beaten up by the neighbours at Munirka.

On October 11, 2009 a Naga couple was assaulted by local goons and the police at first refused to register an FIR. The FIR was registered only after a hue and cry was raised.

Again on October 14, 2009, locals of Nariana assaulted and attempted to rape a Mao Naga girl, while on October 24, 2009, a 21 year old girl from Arunachal Pradesh was molested by a team of students of a Government run school at Bharat Nagar, claimed the student body.

Source: The Sangai Express

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