Terming hate crimes against North-East people as a case of “racial profiling”, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the city Police Commissioner to undertake the massive drive to sensitise its 83,000 strong police force about preventing such crimes.
“You know as to how the persons hailing from North-East are being referred toIJ We are not worth being called a constitutional democracy. This is racial profiling.... No body can claim any title over any territory on the ground of caste, creed, region or religion. Forget common people, you need to sensitise your police force first,” a bench of acting Chief Justice BD Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul said.
Issuing a fresh direction, the court said “the Police Commisisoner shall direct all DCPs that they should sensitise police personnel with regard to the problems faced by the citizens from the Northeast.”