A couple living in South Delhi’s Malviya Nagar has been arrested for allegedly hurling racial slurs and intimidating three women from Arunachal Pradesh earlier this week, police said.
Senior officials said Ruby Jain and her husband Harsh Singh were arrested after the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was invoked by the Delhi Police after videos of them allegedly abusing the women and other evidence was verified.
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Police said the three women were allegedly targeted on February 20 around 3.30 pm when they were getting an air conditioner installed at their rented home. During the process, some debris allegedly fell into the house of the accused, who live on the lower floor.
Following this, Ruby and Harsh allegedly verbally abused the trio. The complainants alleged that derogatory and racial remarks were made even as they apologised.
A purported video of the incident was widely shared on social media where the accused woman could be seen saying that her husband is the “son of a ‘politician’.”
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Referring to the trio, she can be heard saying in the clip that they are “Rs. 500 mein massage parlour mein kaam karne wali dhandewali (sex workers who work at massage parlours for Rs 500).”
Advocate Reena Rai, representing the three women, was earlier quoted as saying by PTI that the incident reflects the persistent racial prejudice faced by people from the Northeast in the national capital.
“As neighbours, they should have provided these women, who live far away from home, a sense of security. Instead, they harassed them and made filthy remarks,” said Rai, who hails from Sikkim.
“We are as much Indian as anyone else. Why are we treated like outsiders just because we are from the Northeast? We, too, have the right to live with equality and dignity,” she added.
Police said the women were allegedly targeted on February 20 around 3.30 pm when they were getting an air conditioner installed at their rented home. 
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