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

Wed Feb 6 22:25:27 CST 2008

Chan Da,

  The hard fact is, being in Delhi for about 14 years, I can't deny involvement of some of these folks in the prohibited practice. However, it is gross to generalise all North Easterners for the deeds of a very few of them. Besides, I don't think there's any customer involved as they use all for their own consumption.

  But, I agree, it is hightime some steps are taken to let the Delhites know that most of the North Easterners are more civilised than others.

  Rgds
  Mridul

Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
  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 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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