[Assam] on a biased report against people of Noth East

Tue Feb 5 15:17:16 CST 2008

Surprisingly no one seems to be interested in knowing down WHO the 
CUSTOMERS of these immoral NE folks are.

At 2:56 PM -0600 2/5/08, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
>Hi Ankur,
>
>This is just terrible (once again the NE being portrayed in bad light).
>
>It seems that every time something like this happens, we all get upset and
>want to set the record straight. While this is a good reaction, I am not
>sure how many times and how long we can keep this up.
>
>  IMHO, we would need to tackle (or head off) such misinformation/perception
>for the long run.
>
>A few suggestions, for what they are worth:
>1. Assamese in Delhi/Mumbai or other places take active part in letting
>others know what the NE is truly made up of, its culture, languages and
>lastly of course its people.
>
>2. Engage in writing positive articles in national newspapers and magazines
>about the culture/language/people
>
>3.Involve the national media every chance we get when celebrating Bihu or
>other cultural events/plays in other places.
>
>When I travel to other places in India, many people are still not very clear
>about the NE. What little they read or hear is usually negative. My
>suggestion is to make an all out effort in changing that perception.
>
>The NE has much to offer to the rest of India, the likes of Vikram Kumar et
>al should take it upon themselves to at the very least visit the NE and
>experience its hospitality.
>
>--Ram da
>
>
>On 2/5/08, Ankur Bora <ankur_bora2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>  HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GANENDRA NARAYAN RAY
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 
>>http://mailtoday.in/showstory.aspx?queryed=9&querypage=4&boxid=275671144&parentid=2129&eddate=Jan%2028%202008%2012:00AM
>>
>>  Dear Sir ,
>>
>>  This is regarding the above mentined url published in Mail Today e-paper
>>  by Vikram Kumar. In this article , Mr. Kumar has spread misinformation on
>>  the people of a paricular region of India i.e North East. In fact in his
>>  article Mr. Kumar branded the girls of North easter region residing in and
>>  around Delhi as drug peddlars. This type of article is non only causing
>>  misinformation on a region but also endangering the lives of of students and
>>  professionals of North East residing in Delhi. We often come across news of
>>  violence against girls and women of NE region and publication of this type
>>  of article will cause more harm. I request your action  on the newspaper (
>>  Mail Today) and the reporter Vikram Kumar on this article. I would also like
>>  to let you know there is no contact information on the News paper website
>>  and as such I am mailing directly for your attenion.
>>
>>  I also request K. Sachidananda Murthy  of Malayala Manorama , Geetartha
>>  Pathak of AssamBani , Abhay Chhajlani of Nai Dunia Parisar and Sanjoh
>>  Hazarika to raise this issue at the appropriate forum.
>>
>>  Yours Sincerely
>>
>>  Ankur Bora
>>  Austin , Texas
>>
>>  The content of the newpaper article is attached below.
>>
>>
>>                                   Monday, January 28,
>>  2008                              Druglords prey on N-E girls to act as
>>  peddlers
>>       By Kumar Vikram in New Delhi
>>                   The next time a cocaine addict in Delhi orders for a fix,
>>  its unlikely that an African man will be standing at the door. Instead, itll
>>  probably be a young, trendy Northeast Indian girl. And for a few extra
>>  thousands, shell put sex on offer as well.
>>  This revelation about the illegal drug trade came to light last year,
>>  during the court hearing of a Nigerian peddler. A police officer said, "Our
>>  investigating officers were surprised to find that many Northeastern girls
>>  would attend the hearing at the Patiala Court House. We decided to probe
>>  further." And the skeletons came tumbling out.
>  > Where the girls score over the men is that they can offer customers a
>>  combo-pack - sex and drugs. The nexus works like this: the client calls the
>>  peddler (usually African) for cocaine; the peddler gives the stuff to the
>>  girl; she delivers it to the designated place, which is usually a farmhouse
>>  or five-star hotel; and if the customer is willing and has the money, the
>>  girl throws in sex as an added offer.
>>  "The clients are high-end and as a result, the girls earn much more than
>>  they would earlier," the officer said. Rates can vary from anything between
>>  Rs 25,000 and Rs 50,000 for a few hours of intoxication and intercourse.
>>  The genesis of the trend, say sources, lies in the Rahul Mahajan case. The
>>  arrest of two Nigerian nationals put the spotlight on their counterparts
>>  and, suddenly, African nationals roaming around in, say, a shopping complex
>>  were viewed with suspicion by even common people, let alone the police.
>>  There were several raids conducted across the city, at the end of which
>>  eight Nigerians ended up in prison. Customs officials at the Indira Gandhi
>>  International Airport pulled up their socks too and at the end of 2007, the
>>  total toll of picked-up Africans numbered 70.
>>  Enter the Northeastern girl, her age between 22 and 30.
>>  This entry, though, was quite a logical fallout of things. Most of the
>>  Nigerians peddlers were centred around the Munirka area in southwest Delhi,
>>  which has a large population of northeastern girls too. As an officer said,
>>  "Most of these girls are call centre employees open to the idea of earning
>>  extra money. And the suspected peddlers were ready to lend a help-ing hand."
>>  But the trend is still very new. "The association between the peddlers and
>>  the girls acting as middlemen is a recent one, something that we came to
>>  know during investigations," said DCP (narcotics) A.S. Cheema.
>>  Something else that has come to light is that there is an increasing
>>  interest in heroin among the customers. Afghanistan is home to heroine of
>>  superior quality, which initially reaches Pakistan. The next stop on the
>>  trail is usually Punjab or Rajasthan. Thereafter, its a snatch for the
>>  peddler to smuggle the drug into Delhi and to the addicts place of choice.
>>  This would earlier be pubs or lower-end hotels in the city. But post-Rahul
>>  Mahajan, such places have become dicey for the peddlers. So now, its usually
>>  a five-star hotel or a nondescript farmhouse.
>>  And the person ringing the bell, in all probability, will be a
>>  Northeastern girl.
>>  kumar.vikram at mailtoday.in
>>
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