Nido Taniam, son of Arunachal Pradesh Congress legislator Nido Pavitra, was allegedly beaten up mercilessly by shopkeepers following a quarrel over his appearance and clothing.
NEW DELHI: Following the footsteps of Rahul Gandhi, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday met students from the North-East at Jantar Mantar who were protesting the death of a 19-year-old student from Arunachal Pradesh.
Speaking to the protesters, Arvind Kejriwal said that Nido Taniam's death has become a national issue and added that whoever is found guilty will be brought to justice and hanged.
Kejriwal launched another tirade against the Delhi police, saying that they should be treated as accused in this case.
Apologising for joining the protest late, Kejriwal said that we all have to fight racism together.
Nido Taniam, son of Arunachal Pradesh Congress legislator Nido Pavitra, was allegedly beaten up mercilessly by shopkeepers on January 29 following a quarrel over his appearance and clothing. He died in a hospital the next day.
Police have arrested three people in connection with Nido's death.
Police refused to disclose the identity of the three people arrested, saying investigation in the case is on. However, they added that the arrested were allegedly involved in assaulting the victim.
"During investigations conducted in the unfortunate death of Taniam, Delhi Police have identified six people, of whom two are juveniles, to be allegedly involved in the case," Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat said.
On Monday, Rahul Gandhi called the alleged racist murder in New Delhi of 19-year-old Nido Taniam 'totally unacceptable' as he met students from the North-East, who were holding a candlelight vigil at Jantar Mantar.
Talking to the students, Rahul said, “Which India matters to you? Only one India matters to me where there is justice. My spirit and heart are with you. I am 100 per cent with you.” He left the crowd assured that strict action would be taken in the case and said the work on setting up of a committee to study cases of violence against people from the North East in the metros is on.
Rahuls assurances showed quick results with the Delhi Police arresting three people in connection with the case. The police have also constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to investigate Taniam's death.
How it all happened
It all began when Taniam, a student of Lovely Professional University in Jalandhar, and his friend approached the shop seeking directions.
Farhan and Akram reportedly made fun of Taniam's hairstyle and clothes. The youngster had coloured his hair blonde and wore red trousers.
The Arunachal teens protested against the comments, leading to heated arguments with Farhan and Akram.
Police said the furious Taniam, son of Arunachal Pradesh legislator Nido Pavitra, entered the shop and hit a glass-topped table, shattering it.
Alerted by a shopkeeper, police took Taniam to police station where Taniam paid Rs.10,000 for breaking the table.
Deputy Commissioner of Police P Karunakaran said a compromise was struck between the youths and the shopkeepers at the police station and all of them were then allowed to leave.
According to Taniam's relatives, police then dropped Taniam near the shop where another argument broke out.
This time, the accused thrashed Taniam, his cousin told the media.
A relative said Taniam had injuries on his neck and his lip was torn. His friends took him to the All India Institute of Medical Science where he died Thursday evening.
Taniam had come to Delhi to meet his elder sister who studies in Delhi University.
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