The Delhi Police on Sunday said that a first information report has been filed against a couple for allegedly shouting racial slurs and intimidating three women from Arunachal Pradesh, The Indian Express reported.

The incident had taken place on Friday at a rented flat in the Malviya Nagar area where the women reside, India Today reported. The couple, identified as Harsh Singh and his wife Ruby Jain, live on a lower floor in the same building.

The women were getting an air conditioner installed at their home at about 3.30 pm when some debris allegedly fell into the couple’s house, The Indian Express quoted unidentified police officers as saying.

This led to an altercation between the couple and the three women, who alleged that derogatory and racial remarks were made even as they apologised, the newspaper reported. The women claimed that Jain said that they worked at “massage parlours” and that they should sell momos.

A purported video of the incident was widely shared on social media.

In the video, Jain can be heard allegedly saying that her husband was the “son of a politician”. She can also be heard allegedly saying that the three women were “Rs 500 mein massage parlour mein kaam karne wali dhandewali [sex workers who work at massage parlours for Rs 500]”.

Harsh Singh was also allegedly heard making derogatory remarks during the exchange.

In the video, a police officer can be seen attempting to intervene.

The police said that a case was registered under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to actions intended to insult a woman’s modesty, criminal intimidation, common intention and promoting enmity on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence and language against Singh and Jain, ANI reported.

While no injuries were reported, mental harassment and humiliation have been alleged, the news agency quoted the police as having said in a statement.

An investigation is underway, the police said, adding that legal action would be taken based on the findings.