Delhi couple who racially abused 3 Arunachali women arrested
What's the story
The Delhi Police has arrested Harsh Jain and his wife, Ruby, in connection with the racial abuse toward three women from Arunachal Pradesh in Delhi's Malviya Nagar. The pair had referred to the three women as "momo" and claimed they ran a massage parlor and worked as sex workers. Ruby was also overheard stating that her spouse is the son of a customs officer and politician.
Public response
Singh urges social media users to consider both sides
In a statement to ANI, Singh said he was "ashamed" of his actions and apologized to the Northeastern community. He claimed their remarks were made in the "heat of the moment" and urged social media users to listen to both sides. "Our property was damaged... Please don't do media trials; the Indian judiciary is above that...but don't paint us as Delhi's darinde (brutal) couple....I am being sent obscene, doctored images of my mother on social media," he said.
Official intervention
Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia calls incident 'profoundly shameful'
The Delhi Police had earlier registered a case against Singh and Jain under various sections, including outraging the modesty of a woman and promoting enmity between different groups. Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia also condemned the incident, calling it "profoundly shameful." He assured that stringent action would be taken against those responsible for the racial harassment faced by the women.
Twitter Post
We are definitely ashamed, says couple
#WATCH | Delhi | Accused Harsh Singh says, "We are showing complete cooperation with Delhi Police and we have complete faith that the police and Indian judiciary stand with us and will clear everything through unbiased investigation... We are definitely ashamed. I am not such a… https://t.co/8uTN5Cgs3d pic.twitter.com/snug3ZFdBh
— ANI (@ANI) February 24, 2026
Case
How fight started
The argument started when the three women were getting their air conditioner repaired, when dust from it fell onto the floor below. This allegedly made the couple angry and they started abusing the electrician. "So, we tried to defend him and asked them not to abuse him. I asked them to talk to him nicely. The electrician apologized to them as well," one of them said. However, the situation escalated when Harsh allegedly threatened them with physical harm.
Couple
'He threatened to beat us up'
"He said, 'Am I speaking to you? You are uncivilized, uneducated people from the northeast. He threatened to beat us up. Then he said many things against the northeast," she alleged. Harsh was joined by his wife, who was overheard yelling, "Have you opened a massage parlor at home?" and "Teri aukaat nahi hai... custom officer ka beta hai woh... politician ka beta hai."