The two sisters allege that they were attacked and molested by a group of about 20 men on Saturday night but police, despite being approached for help, haven’t registered a complaint yet.

One of the sisters, Anita (name changed), runs a cyber café from a rented premise in Gandhi Vihar, near Timarpur. She said her younger sister, aged 18, who had come from Manipur some six months ago, had gone to purchase vegetables from a nearby shop around 7.30 pm when two men followed her on a motorcycle and passed lewd comments.

“My sister told me about this but I decided to ignore it. But within a few minutes, a few boys gathered in front of my cyber café and started screaming expletives,” said Anita.

She said she went out along with her younger brother to question the men and an argument followed, during which she slapped one of them. Around 9 pm they returned with a group of some 25 men, many of whom were drunk. She said the group beat up and molested them.

“The men told me that we women from Northeast spread immorality in Delhi and we should just pack our bags and leave,” she told Newsline.

The girls dialled the police for help. “We informed the Northeast helpline and also spoke to DCP (West) Robin Hibu. He told us to lodge a formal complaint,” Anita added.

But no FIR has been registered till now. “It is not exactly a case of molestation. The girls had an argument with their neighbours, so they called for police help,” said a senior police officer. DCP (North) D C Srivastav told Newsline that the persons have been identified. “We are investigating the case,” he said.