Here is the truth behind attack on Manipuri youth in Bengaluru [VIDEO]
- A youth working at Empire Hotel in Bengaluru was assaulted by colleagues
- He is currently being treated at Hosmat hospital for multiple injuries
- Vitim termed the attack as racial attack, but his colleagues have said that it was because of the office problems
FollowAs a youth from Manipur was shown lying in the hospital, people assumed that it could be a racial attack. 32-year-old S Paukhanmung from Manipur is a staffer at Empire Hotel at Jayanagar III Block in Bengaluru, and this is really what had happened.
Paukhanmung has sustained multiple injuries, his leg has been fractured, and he has been admitted to Hosmat hospital.
Paukhanmung was allegedly attacked by the Empire staffers for smoking a cigarette on the terrace of the hotel. Some reports said that he was smoking a cigarette in the staff room which led to a fight. But according to Rini Ralte, Manipuri Association Chief who spoke on behalf of the victim, it is a racial attack.
However, his friend, who is a staff in the Empire says that it was an office matter and was about paying fine for smoking cigarette. He said that it was not a racial attack.
This is what happened:
Paukhanmung was asked to pay a fine of Rs 100 for smoking. But he did not pay, and when he came to the hotel the next day to report for work, the alleged three staffers assaulted him for not paying the fine, he said.
Police have stated that the victim has filed a case of racial attack, following which his colleagues Lokanath who works as an operational manager, Sameer the batch manager and Inam a waiter has been arrested by the police. Loknath and Inam hail from Orissa and Sameer is from Kerala.
However, in another case filed by the accused, they have alleged that Paukhanmung started fighting with them and assaulted them.
The incident was spread across through WhatsApp group, and within a matter of short time people came in to take Paukhanmung to hospital.
Currently the accused have been booked under IPC sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 342 (punishment for wrongful confinement) with 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), stated Times of India.
In turn, a case of assault has been registered against Paukhanmung under Section 324 of IPC following a complaint by Loknath.
Here is what the victim and his friend have to say:
