A North-East couple was brutally thrashed by their landlord and his hired goons late on Tuesday night in South Delhi’s Munirka area. The couple is currently being treated at Safdarjung Hospital. The Delhi Police claimed that seven people were arrested after the incident.
According to the police, the incident took place around 10:30pm on Tuesday when the victim lhingneilam Vaiphei (24) wanted to move out of her house to meet her mother who had reached the Capital from her hometown. She asked for the keys of the main gate but the landlord refused to give her the keys. This led to an altercation between them and the landlord rung up and called around nine men who then allegedly thrashed the couple. The goons also abused them and passed racial remarks at them. Her husband Thangminlen Vaiphei (27) was also beaten up and left bleeding on the floor. Family members claimed that lhingneilam had just delivered a baby around ten days back but she was not spared and was thrashed too. Her mother was coming to see the child, they claimed.
The woman, lhingneilam Vaiphei who was carrying her 10 day old infant at the time of the violent attack alleged that she was hit with a broom by a woman and then she was pushed around by some men. Her husband Thangminlian who is a sepoy with the central para-military forces and is posted at Jammu & Kashmir alleged that he was also attacked with rods and he fought back in self-defence.. Thangminlian was taken to the hospital by North-Eastern youths who gathered at the place after they were informed about the spat. He has sustained injuries on his hands and back.
A case under sections 323/354/506/342/343 under SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 has been registered at Vasant Vihar Police Station. The landlord is being questioned by the police.