Two men from northeast attacked in Gurgaon
17 Oct 2014 6:19 AM IST
Two youths from the northeast were allegedly attacked by eight persons at Sikanderpur here, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday night when the victims, Aayug and Alato, were thrashed by eight youths belonging to Sikanderpur village over some issue, station house officer of DLF Phase 1 police station said.
The victims sustained severe injuries and have been admitted to Gurgaon Civil Hospital for treatment, police said. The medical examination of the victims is being conducted and an FIR would be lodged on the basis of the medical report, police said, adding, the two have not filed a formal complaint with the police.
The victims were living in a rented room in Sikanderpur village. While, Alato works at private firm here, Aayug is an unemployed youth, police said. The culprits are yet to be identified, they said. The home ministry, meanwhile, sought a report from the Haryana government detailing the incident and the steps taken to nab the accused.
In a communication to the Haryana government, the home ministry said steps should be taken immediately against the guilty and the report detailing the incident should be sent as early as possible. Meanwhile, home minister Rajnath Singh has said he would take up the issue of assault on three northeastern students in Bangalore with the Karnataka government.
‘I will talk to the Karnataka chief minister. Action should be taken. No one can discriminate against anyone on the basis of caste, creed and sect,’ he told reporters on the sidelines of a function here. Three students from the northeast were allegedly beaten up on Wednesday night in a Bangalore locality for not speaking Kannada.
The victims sustained severe injuries and have been admitted to Gurgaon Civil Hospital for treatment, police said. The medical examination of the victims is being conducted and an FIR would be lodged on the basis of the medical report, police said, adding, the two have not filed a formal complaint with the police.
The victims were living in a rented room in Sikanderpur village. While, Alato works at private firm here, Aayug is an unemployed youth, police said. The culprits are yet to be identified, they said. The home ministry, meanwhile, sought a report from the Haryana government detailing the incident and the steps taken to nab the accused.
In a communication to the Haryana government, the home ministry said steps should be taken immediately against the guilty and the report detailing the incident should be sent as early as possible. Meanwhile, home minister Rajnath Singh has said he would take up the issue of assault on three northeastern students in Bangalore with the Karnataka government.
‘I will talk to the Karnataka chief minister. Action should be taken. No one can discriminate against anyone on the basis of caste, creed and sect,’ he told reporters on the sidelines of a function here. Three students from the northeast were allegedly beaten up on Wednesday night in a Bangalore locality for not speaking Kannada.
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