New Delhi, Jul 12: The bureau of immigration has initiated an internal inquiry into a northeastern woman's allegation that an immigration official had made racial remarks against her at the Delhi airport on Saturday, when she was on her way to Seoul.
On Monday, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju said that an inquiry has been instituted into the allegation of racial harassment and action will be taken if anyone is found guilty. "We are examining the case. We have asked for a full report. There have been previous cases of harassment. We will take action if there was a harassment," he said. The inquiry will be conducted by the Bureau of Immigration, which comes under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
After learning about the matter, Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj had expressed regret over the incident and said she would take up the issue with Home Minister, Rajnath Singh. "Monika Khangembam - I am sorry to know this. Immigration is not with me. I will speak to my senior colleague Shri @rajnathsingh ji to sensitise Immigration officials at the airport," Swaraj had tweeted.
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED
On her Facebook wall, Khangembam wrote that when she went to the immigration desk at IGI at around 9 pm on Saturday, an official looked at her passport and said, 'Indian toh nahi lagti ho (you don't look Indian)'.
He then allegedly smirked at her and asked her how many states were there in the country, in an apparent bid to know her Indianness.
She alleged that a lady official at the adjacent counter was giggling while the male officer paid no heed to her.
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