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

Tue Feb 5 19:27:06 CST 2008

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> Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 15:17:16 -0600> To: assam at assamnet.org> From: cmahanta at charter.net> CC: NorthEastIndia at yahoogroups.com; sachi at the-week.com; editor at naidunia.com; sanjoyha at gmail.com; geetartha at sancharnet.in; kumar.vikram at mailtoday.in; FriendsofAssamNE at yahoogroups.com; pcids at vsnl.net> Subject: Re: [Assam] on a biased report against people of Noth East> > 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> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> __,_._,___> >>> >>> >>> >> ---------------------------------> >> Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.> >> _______________________________________________> >> assam mailing list> >> assam at assamnet.org> >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >>> >_______________________________________________> >assam mailing list> >assam at assamnet.org> >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > > _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> assam at assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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