Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday expressed concern over the alleged assault, molestation and racial abuse against two women from Assam and Bihar in Delhi’s Nehru Place area, urging Union Home Minister Amit Shah to strengthen institutional mechanisms for the safety and dignity of women and citizens from the Northeast in the national capital. In a letter to the Union Home Minister, Gogoi referred to the May 10 incident in which the two women were allegedly subjected to racist remarks, physical assault and molestation by a group of men near a hotel in Nehru Place. Delhi Police have detained four individuals in connection with the case.
“I write to express deep concern over the recent incident reported from Nehru Place, New Delhi. where two women from Assam and Bihar were allegedly molested. assaulted. and subjected to racist abuse by a group of men in the early hours of 10 May 2026,” Gogoi said in the letter.
According to media reports. The women were having tea outside a hotel when a group of men began catcalling and making derogatory racial remarks. What began as verbal harassment reportedly escalated into physical assault, with the women alleging that their clothes were torn and that they were violently abused in public. Delhi Police subsequently confirmed that the women had been racially targeted and assaulted. This incident is deeply disturbing not only because of its brutality, but because it refeeds a recurring and deeply entrenched pattern faced by women and citizens from the Northeastern states in the national capital.
“In light of these repeated incidents, I urge the Home Ministry to review whether the existing institutional mechanisms for the safety of North East citizens in Delhi are functioning effectively on the ground. While several measures exist on paper, recurring cases of racial harassment and violence indicate serious gaps in implementation, accessibility, and public confidence,” he said.
