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

Tue Feb 5 15:26:59 CST 2008

Now, now C'da,

The johns usually aren't to blame, are they? After all, they could be anyone
from the upright children of the Delhi elite. Even Vikram Kumar won't dare
reveal those!

--Ram

On 2/5/08, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
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> Surprisingly no one seems to be interested in knowing down WHO the
> CUSTOMERS of these immoral NE folks are.
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> 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.
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> >2. Engage in writing positive articles in national newspapers and
> magazines
> >about the culture/language/people
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> >3.Involve the national media every chance we get when celebrating Bihu or
> >other cultural events/plays in other places.
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> >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
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> >
> >On 2/5/08, Ankur Bora <ankur_bora2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>  HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GANENDRA NARAYAN RAY
> >>
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> 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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