New Delhi, July 11 (PTI): A Manipuri woman has alleged that she was subjected to racial harassment at the international airport here following which an inquiry has been ordered into the incident. Monika Khangembam alleged that on Saturday an immigration official at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport hurled racist remarks at her when she was on her way to Seoul for a conference.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said today that an inquiry has been instituted into the allegation of racial harassment. The inquiry will be conducted by the Bureau of Immigration. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj expressed regret over the incident and said she would take up the issue with Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
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 dont look Indian). He then allegedly smirked at her and asked her how many states comprised 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. When Khangembam told him she hailed from Manipur, the officer allegedly asked her to name the states Manipur shares its border with.
