Racial jibe at Manipur girl by Delhi airport’s immigration counter official

A Facebook post of Manipur girl Monika Khangembam alleging humiliation and racial discrimination by an immigration officer at the Delhi’s Indira Gandhi airport went viral on Sunday.

Khangembam alleged in her post that an immigration officer “humiliated” her at the airport by constantly asking her unnecessary questions about her nationality, reported The Indian Express

According to the Facebook post, the officer after looking at Monika’s passport had said, “Indian toh nahi lagti ho” and asked her to name the states of India. He kept harassing and questioning her nationality even though she was getting late. Instead of intervening, the officer in the next counter kept laughing and joined in the “joke.” When Monika said she was from Manipur, the immigration officer went ahead and asked “how many states Manipur shares borders with. Name them.”

Khangembam ended her post by asking for ways to complain about such “bullies.”

I will speak to my senior colleague Shri @rajnathsingh ji to sensitise Immigration officials at the airport./2

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) July 10, 2016

Monika Khangembam – I am sorry to know this. Immigration is not with me./1

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) July 10, 2016