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Reported crimes against women progressively rising

reflections

By Sandemo Ngullie

No. of Crimes Against Women inNagaland Nagaland 2005 totoFebruary No. of Crime against Women in fromfrom the year 2005 Feb 2014 2014 90 80

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Source: PHQ, Kohima—Graphics by Samuel Seb Rengma

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lation of women, according to data sourced from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Studied over time, however, internal state figures, sourced from the Nagaland Police Headquarters, Kohima, indicate that reported crimes against women are steadily rising. The PHQ data does not specify what criminal acts are classified as ‘crimes against women.’ From 20 reported cases in 2005, Nagaland reported 79 offenses against women in 2013. Thus, the state witnessed a 300 percent jump since 2005 in reported cases of violence against women. According to the data, a total of 383 cases were reported between 2005 and 2013.

As documented in the earlier parts of this series, crime in Nagaland has been seen Vote on www.morungexpress.com to be rising. It has remained a debate within citizen circles SMS your anSwer to 9862574165 if this is a product of more Is the Nagaland government crimes taking shape, or extaking adequate measures isting crimes being reported to tackle the rising crime in our society? more. While murder, kidnapping and robbery have seen an upward climb in Nagaland Yes no Others state, violence against women has not remained far behind. In the state-wise national registry of crimes committed against women in 2012, Moenchengladbach goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen catches the ball behind Nagaland appears at the botKohima, april 28 Schalke goalkeeper Ralf Faehrmann during the German Bundesliga soccer tom in terms of occurrence between FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Moenchengladbach in Gelsenkirch- with the state reporting less (mExN): The Nagaland match en, Germany. Schalke lost the match 0-1. (AP Photo) than 10 cases per lakh popuAYUSH Doctor’s Association (NADA) today announced that it will go ahead with its proposed first phase of agitation at the Directorate of Health newmai news network PREPAK (Pro), RPF and & Family Welfare, Kohima UNLF, has announced Imphal | April 28 from April 29 to May 1. The a 12-hour state-wide agitation has been initiat- On the eve of the Presi- bandh in Manipur state In another operation, ed on account of the gov- dent of India, Pranab on April 29. The Maoist ZuNhEboTo, april personnel of the 19 As28 (mExN): Personnel of ernment’s indifferent atti- Mukherjee’s visit to Mani- Communist Party, Manitude to meet its demands. pur strong security mea- pur (MCPM) has also in- the Assam Rifle, in three sam Rifles apprehended Any private vehicles en- sure have been taken up formed that it will boycott separate operations, ar- one individual identified tering into the premises of by the Manipur state gov- the President of India’s rested four persons and as Aja (28) for illegal posthe Directorate of Health & ernment, as several mili- visit to Manipur on April recovered several arms session of weapons in Kohima recently. According Family Welfare during the tant organizations have 29 by calling a bandh. The and ammunition. to the note, one .22 pistol A press note from the agitation shall be at their announced to boycott CorCom bandh begins own risk, a press release the President’s visit to the from 6 am, while MCPM Assam Rifles PRO in- with magazine, 50 live from NADA stated. NADA state. Pranab Mukherjee is bandh begins from 5 am formed that troops of the 5 rounds of .22 pistol, one President, Dr Kaito Jakha- scheduled to visit Imphal on Tuesday. CorCom has Assam Rifles apprehend- DBBL 12 Bore Gun and lu and General Secretary, on April 29 to inaugurate said that the people of Ma- ed one GPRN/NSCN cad- one .22 Rifle with magaDr Shasinlo Magh have the 14th Convocation of nipur should not welcome re from East Colony, Zun- zine was recovered. The requested the public to Manipur University at the President of India, say- heboto on April 27. He has apprehended individual cooperate with the same, the Centenary Hall of the ing that “India has been been identified as Private was handed over to Kohiadding that the “inconve- varsity. The Coordination suppressing the rights of Shepu Zhimo, (35). The AR ma Police Station (South) niences thereof are highly Committee (CorCom), a the people of Manipur.” team also recovered a .22 for further interrogation regretted.” conglomerate of several CorCom has appealed for pistol with magazine, live and investigation. Meanwhile, troops of militant outfits includ- all people to endorse the rounds and one mobile the 29 Assam Rifles, unphone from the cadre. ing KCP, KYKL, PREPAK, bandh on Tuesday.

NADA to begin agitation today

Dimapur tops the list with 206 reported cases since 2005 till February 2014. In 2013, 45 cases were reported from the district, the highest since 2005, when 9 cases were recorded. Longleng reported only one incident in this category during the period; it was in 2011. A break-up of the reported crimes against women entered in the latest NCRB registry of 2012 indicated that rape is the most common form of abuse in Nagaland. As many as 21 cases of rape were reported in 2012, according to the NCRB registry. There were 16 cases of ‘assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty’, while 4 cases were reported under the Im-

moral Traffic Act, 1956. There was one case of incest. Of the 21 reported rape cases, 13 cases involved victims under the age of 18 years. The victim of the incest case was also a minor. Seven cases involved victims between 18 to 30 years of age. A further break-up of the data on rape cases indicated that in 16 of the reported incidents, the offenders were known to the victim. The data noted that 6 of the offenders were neighbours, 2 were relatives, and 7 were, according to the registry, “other known persons”. In the incest case, the offender was indicated as a close family member or parent. (Part III of a series)

Manipur bandh today Assam Rifles apprehends Ensure justice for

four persons with weapons

‘Adjournment culture must go’

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NEW DElhi, april 28 (pTi): Expressing concern over the adjournment culture in courtproceedings, the Chief Justice of India R M Lodha today said it must go to ensure speedy disposal of cases. Justice Lodha said he has made special arrangement in the Supreme Court by which a special registrar would be given the task to deal with cases in which lawyers seek adjournment so that such cases are not listed for court proceedings. He deprecated the practise of lawyers circulating letters for adjournment a day before the matter is listed for hearing and said such matter will be taken up at the beginning. “Adjournment culture must go. Writing letter does not give license to lawyers for adjournment. Even lawyers are present when the case comes up for hearing,” he said while hearing a case in which lawyers sought adjournment. He said only those matters should be listed for court proceedings which could be taken up by bench for hearing.

der the aegis of HQ 6 Sector AR, launched a search operation on April 25 and apprehended two persons from Rangapahar Tinali Petrol Pump in Dimapur. The security forces recovered one 7.65mm pistol and one .22mm Pistol with magazines. The release informed that the individuals were identified as Hito Yeptho (29) resident of Zunheboto district and Henito Wotsa (34) resident of Dimapur. The apprehended persons along with the recoveries were handed over to West Police Station, it added.

Dikoi village: Sazo

Dimapur, april 28 (mExN): Nagaland Legislative Assembly Speaker, Chotisuh Sazo today urged the concerned authorities to ensure that justice is delivered to Dikoi Village. He stated this in a public meeting in Dikoi, which was attended by the Dimapur SP, SDO (Civil), President of the Western Chakhesang Hoho, Dimapur and his colleagues. A press note from the Dikoi Village Council informed that the Speaker stressed on the fact that Dikoi Village is “recognized by the state government.” It added that the Speaker also expressed concern as to why eviction notice was issued to the inhabitants,

whereas other neighboring villages (recognized or unrecognized) “were left alone.” “This unbalance must be sorted out,” he added. The DVC Chairman presided over the meeting while the invocation prayer was said by M Peter. It may be recalled that in recent weeks, there has been unrest reported in the Dikoi village area. The DVC called for peaceful coexistence with neighboring villages and further refuted “allegation made by Aoyimkun village that Dikio villagers had encroached on its land.” The DVC also expressed gratitude to the Nagaland Speaker for visiting Dikoi village.

‘Voices of dissent forcing india to change’

GarE VillaGE, april 28 (ap): A man walked into Ramesh Agrawal’s tiny Internet cafe, pulled out a pistol and hissed, “You talk too much.” He then fired two bullets into Agrawal’s left leg and fled on a motorcycle. The 2012 attack came three months after Agrawal won a court case that blocked a major Indian company, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., from opening a second coal mine near the village of Gare in the mineral-rich state of Chhattisgarh. For a decade, Agrawal — who has no formal legal training — has been waging a one-man campaign to educate illiterate villagers about their rights in fighting pollution and land-grabbing by powerful mining and electricity companies. He’s won three lawsuits against major corporations and has spearheaded seven more now pending in courts. “When I started this fight, I knew I’d be a target. It will happen again. Let it

happen. I’m not going anywhere,” the soft-spoken yoga enthusiast said in an interview this month. On Monday, Agrawal, 60, was recognized in a ceremony in San Francisco as one of six recipients of this year’s $175,000 Goldman Environmental Prize, often called the “Green Nobel.” Among the other winners are former corporate lawyer Helen Slottje who fought fracking — pumping chemicals and water underground to break open shale rock formations — in New York state and South Africa’s Desmond D’Sa who closed down one of the country’s largest toxic dumping sites. The award was established in 1990 with a grant from philanthropists Richard and Rhoda Goldman to honor grass-roots environmental activists in the six regions of Africa, Asia, Europe, Island Nations, North America and Latin America. “This is the biggest milestone in my life,”

Indian man recognized for confronting powerful mining industry

A boy baths in the Kelo River, where little black coal nuggets now populate the riverbed, in Gare village, near the industrial city of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh state, India. Villagers say the coal mine dumps waste water into the river at night. (AP Photo)

Agrawal said of the award, which he flew to California to receive. “But it also makes me sad, that someone in a foreign country who I don’t even know is

willing to do so much for us, while so many people here don’t even know us or want to help.” Activists, lawyers and analysts in India say that’s

changing as hundreds if not thousands of small, scrappy movements are challenging building and mining projects that local residents believe will dam-

age the environment, undermine their livelihoods or even uproot them from their homes. “People are gaining confidence and losing patience,” environmental lawyer Ritwick Dutta said inNew Delhi. “These are not established activist groups or nonprofits like Greenpeace campaigning on global issues like climate change. These are regular, everyday people worried about their survival, and their voices of dissent are forcing India to change.” “People used to say, ‘You can’t fight with the big guys.’ But once we started winning a few cases, people started believing in themselves and believing in this country again,” Agrawal said. India’s rapid economic growth over the past decade has boosted the incomes and living standards of millions, mostly citydwellers. But the environmental impact has often been ig-

nored, and the rural poor largely left behind. The 400 million Indians who live on less than $1.25 a day are dubious about their economic prospects, particularly those who have lost their land or been forced to live with poisoned groundwater, dirty air and fetid rivers. “Why should these villagers pay for development that is defined by shopping malls and luxury items?” Agrawal asked. “We have to redefine what development means, and decide if it’s for the few or the many.” Environmental activists are also increasingly facing violence — at least 908 have been killed in 35 countries over the past decade, including six in India, according to a report this month by the London-based Global Witness group. After he was shot, Agrawal’s attackers turned themselves in, revealing themselves to be Jindal Steel & Power’s security guards. But police never linked the attack with the Indian company.

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