Zero tolerance for racism, govt assures African envoy
3 Oct 2014 5:39 AM IST
The reaction comes after Gabon and Burkina Faso in West Africa complained about the incident to the union foreign ministry.
‘We have received a communication from the African envoys. We have assured them that there is zero-tolerance against any kind racial attack and police was probing the matter and necessary action will be taken in this regard,’ said Syed Akbaruddin spokesman of external affairs ministry. He also said that the ministry has informed them that once it receives the police report it will be shared.
Three youth, identified as Mapaga (22) and Yohan (22) from Gabon and Guira (20) from Burkina Faso suffered injuries in their head and legs on Sunday when an angry crowd thrashed them after the trio allegedly molested a woman commuter who raised an alarm.
The police, however said that they have not received any complaint in this regard from any woman. ‘We have registered a case of rioting, causing hurt and damage to public property and investigations are on,’ said a senior Delhi Police official.
Video footages of the incident, which has since then gone viral on social networking websites, showed a large crowd cornering the three youth at a Delhi Police booth where they were beaten up with security personnel nowhere to be seen. One of the three even climbed over the booth to save himself and was seen being pulled down by the crowd.
‘We have received a communication from the African envoys. We have assured them that there is zero-tolerance against any kind racial attack and police was probing the matter and necessary action will be taken in this regard,’ said Syed Akbaruddin spokesman of external affairs ministry. He also said that the ministry has informed them that once it receives the police report it will be shared.
Three youth, identified as Mapaga (22) and Yohan (22) from Gabon and Guira (20) from Burkina Faso suffered injuries in their head and legs on Sunday when an angry crowd thrashed them after the trio allegedly molested a woman commuter who raised an alarm.
The police, however said that they have not received any complaint in this regard from any woman. ‘We have registered a case of rioting, causing hurt and damage to public property and investigations are on,’ said a senior Delhi Police official.
Video footages of the incident, which has since then gone viral on social networking websites, showed a large crowd cornering the three youth at a Delhi Police booth where they were beaten up with security personnel nowhere to be seen. One of the three even climbed over the booth to save himself and was seen being pulled down by the crowd.
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