Arunachal boy death: NE groups hold protests in Lajpat Nagar

New Delhi: Protests have erupted after a student from Arunachal Pradesh, Nido Taniam, was allegedly beaten to death at a sweet shop in south Delhi where he had earlier been beaten up. Groups from the North East are protesting in Lajpat Nagar, where the incident took place.A delegation from the North East also met BJP leader Harsh Vardhan asking for support. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) had held a protest march in Lajpat Nagar. The BJP, in turn, has has accused the Delhi government of apathy, saying they've not even sent a representative to meet the boy's family. "Delhi Chief Minister, Home Minister and Prime Minister should look into the death of the Arunachal. I will write a letter to the PM and Home Minister and hope that such incidents against the North East Community are not repeated," Harsh Vardhan said.

The Congress, too, is planning a protest in the city. In the wake of the incident, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal yet again hit out at the Delhi Police saying that there is no accountability for them. Delhi is the national capital & people come here from across the country. "We condemn the incident and Delhi is the national capital. People come here from across the country. We hope strong action is taken against the culprits," he said. Meanwhile, Delhi Police denied reports that it dropped the young Arunachal student back at a sweet shop in south Delhi where he had earlier been beaten up. 

Nido Taniam, the son of a Congress MLA in Arunachal Pradesh, was found dead inside his room on Thursday. He had allegedly been beaten up by workers at a sweet shop in Lajpat Nagar on Wednesday after he broke a window pane there for allegedly being mocked over his hair. Eyewitnesses and Taniam's friends had claimed that the police, after taking Rs 10,000 from Taniam to pay for the damages, dropped him back at the shop where he was beaten up again. The police now say that they had handed the victim over to his uncle. "This was done after a written compromise between the boy and the shopkeepers was reached," they said.