Telangana: Manipur duo face racial abuse, denied entry at supermarket

In an alleged act of racial abuse, Manipur duo were denied entry at a supermarket in Hyderabad, Telangana. An FIR has been registered against the store manager and guards under Sec 341 and 154 (A) of the Indian Penal Code.

Hyderabad: Two men from the northeast were denied entry into a supermarket to purchase essentials, amid the ongoing lockdown, on April 8 in what appears to be a case of racial attack.

According to reports, two security guards and store manager were taken into custody for denying permission for the duo from Manipur.

In a video, they are seen questioning the watchman to which the security guard responds "You are not allowed to enter the store. Aren't you aware of the situation?" They were reportedly asked to display ID cards to prove they are citizens of India.

• Two of my friends were denied entry today to buy groceries at Starmarket Vanastalipuram,Hyderabad. Reason? They look like a foreginer and not an Indian.
  
  Even after producing their Aadhar Card, they were denied entry and were sent back home empty handed. (1/3) #SayNoToRacism pic.twitter.com/QsLC5F1Wd7

  — 𝙹𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚑 (जोनाह) (@jtrichao) April 8, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Two of my friends were denied entry today to buy groceries at Starmarket Vanastalipuram,Hyderabad. Reason? They look like a foreginer and not an Indian.
  
  Even after producing their Aadhar Card, they were denied entry and were sent back home empty handed. (1/3) #SayNoToRacism pic.twitter.com/QsLC5F1Wd7

  — 𝙹𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚑 (जोनाह) (@jtrichao) April 8, 2020

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  Two of my friends were denied entry today to buy groceries at Starmarket Vanastalipuram,Hyderabad. Reason? They look like a foreginer and not an Indian.
  
  Even after producing their Aadhar Card, they were denied entry and were sent back home empty handed. (1/3) #SayNoToRacism pic.twitter.com/QsLC5F1Wd7

  — 𝙹𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚑 (जोनाह) (@jtrichao) April 8, 2020

An FIR has been registered against the store manager and guards under Sec 341 and 154 (A) of the Indian Penal Code.

Read: Manipur woman who was spat on calls for stringent anti-racial laws

Similar incidents of racial attack were reported amid the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, when a 25-year-old girl from Manipur alleged that a man spat on her and called her 'corona' in the Vijayanagar area of North-west Delhi.

Earlier, the Mumbai police had registered a case against an unidentified bike-borne man who allegedly racially abused a woman hailing from Manipur by spitting on her.

The northeastern populace has been at the receiving end of unscrupulous racism in the country.