Two men from Darjeeling assaulted in Ggn

In another incident of regional discrimination, two men from Darjeeling were assaulted by a group of men on Sunday in Gurgaon.

According to the police, the incident took place around 6 pm on Sunday evening, when 30 year-old John Rana and his friend John Thapa (28) were walking up to the latter’s room in a building in Chakkarpur village when a shopkeeper allegedly threw dirty water on them to which the duo objected.

“The shopkeeper started abusing us after we protested. At this we told him to mind his language. He then called other shopkeepers and his friends from the village. Soon a mob of over 15 people armed with rods and sticks first punched us and then brutally beat us up. The attackers even threatened to kill us,” said Rana.

The duo then ran for their life and took shelter at their friend’s place in Sikanderpur village. “Both of us along with our wives spent the night at the friend’s place. We were too scared to return to our room,” said Rana.

Rana works as a driver in a private company, while John Thapa is a cook in a hotel in Gurgaon. The two have been staying on rent in Chhakarpur village for the past five years. John Rana said that it was for the first time that he faced such a thing.

No formal police complaint has been lodged in the matter so far. “I informed my friends about the attack. Since I am injured, they said that they would lodge a complaint to the police,” said Rana. 

Members of the Gorkha Youth and Students’ Association of India — GYASA and other organisations from North-East will register a complaint against the shopkeepers, said Rana.