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Crimes against NE people rising in Delhi Fake jobs, non-payment of salary ripping off NE people living in India’s capital Morung Express news Dimapur | June 19
As reported incidents of crime and racial abuse against the North East people living in Delhi The Morung Express continue to increase, so Poll QuEsTion are cases of people from the region being duped or Vote on www.morungexpress.com cheated by fraudsters in sMs your answer to 9862574165 different scenarios. Do you agree that An over whelming the present Election number of cases of fake job consultancies chargpractice is the key that keeps the wheel ing money to provide emof corruption turning ployment, nonpayment of salary by companies, in Nagaland? unsolicited emails and targeting of women on soYes no others cial media etc continue to flood the North East Cell, a special unit under Delhi The Morung Police and helpline no1093 on a daily basis. Express App for
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Gov apprises Home Minister on four lane project setback DiMAPuR, JuNe 19 (MexN): Nagaland State Governor, PB Acharya met the Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh today in New Delhi and highlighted the need for all stakeholders to come together for an amicable settlement of the Naga issue. “The Governor also expressed his concern over extortion demands by insurgent groups including the one which compelled the contractors to stop the 4 lane road works between Dimapur and Kohima,” the PRO to the Governor informed in a press note. He stated that if construction work does not resume immediately, the project would be severely affected. “With monsoon already set in, it will not only be great embarrassment but will affect the supply of essential commodities also,” he said. The Home Minister meanwhile viewed the matter seriously and expressed his concern. Earlier on June 18, the Governor also met RN Ravi, the GoI’s interlocutor for the Naga peace talks.
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uNiteD NAtioNS, JuNe 19 (iANS): A record 65.6 million people are either refugees, asylum seekers or internally displaced across the globe, the UN refugee agency said on Monday. The estimated figure for the end of 2016 is an increase of 300,000 on 2015, according to its annual report. It is a smaller increase than 2014-15, when the figure rose by five million. But UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said it was still a disheartening failure of international diplomacy. "The world seems to have become unable to make peace," Grandi said. "So you will see old conflicts that continue to linger, and new conflicts erupting." Grandi also warned of the burden being placed on many of the world's poorest states, as some 84 per cent of the world's displaced people are living in poor and middle income countries.
Fake consultancies A recurring trend in the national capital targeting people from the region is the emergence of fake consultancies/recruitment agencies charging money while promising high paying jobs. The modus operandi of these consultancies is to identify potential victims and assure them high profile jobs. They demand large sums of money as part of the process to secure the job, and once the payment
has been made the consultancies disappear. “Complaints related to NE people duped by fake consultancies continue to pour in to the North East Cell, a special cell to aid people from the NE under Delhi Police,” Chumbemo M Patton, one of Nagaland State’s representatives in the North East Cell told The Morung Express. Chumbemo, who is also the General Secretary of Pragtisheel Vision Foundation, an NGO, revealed how he himself received 90 such cases of people from Nagaland duped by fake consultancies. A recent case involved a woman who paid Rs 23,000 to one such consultancy with the promise of a job at the capital’s airport. The woman did not get the job and the consultancy disappeared. In another case, a woman had to dole out lakhs of rupees after a consultancy promised her the job profile of a manager in a reputed company in Dubai with a pay package of around Rs 1.5-2 lakh (Indian currency) per month. But when the woman reached Dubai, she discovered that her job profile was a “Nanny.” “People have to be aware that a genuine consultancy will not charge
Crime against NE people residing in Delhi (from Feb 14, 2014- Feb 6, 2017) Crime head-wise complaints Quarrel 663 Dacoity 1 Cyber crime/racial discrimina- 19+8=27 Murder 8 tion through social media Attempted Murder 2 Racial discrimination 25 Robbery 23 Threatening 47 Rape 17 Eve teasing 105 Attempt to rape 5 Cheating 88 Snatching 49 Harassment 32 Hurt/grievous hurt 4/2 Kidnapping/missing 69 Molestation of Women 21 Domestic violence 34 Burglary 14 Landlord tenant dispute 176 Theft 171 Salary dispute 198 Abduction 1 Others 845 Misconduct with working lady 2 Anti-stalking 7 Source: North East Cell, Delhi Police a single rupee from the candidate. If any recruitment consultancy pushes you into any kind of upfront payment then be certain that it is a fraudulent recruitment agency,” Chumbemo pointed out. Nonpayment of salary Nonpayment of salary to NE people by company owners after employing them for months is occurring recurrently. Chumbemo said a major chunk of calls coming to the North East Cell is related to nonpayment of salary. “We get at least 1-2 calls related to nonpayment of salary in a day,” he disclosed. In a recent case, 21 youths from Nagaland and
Manipur were left to fend for themselves after a Noida based company they were employed in locked up and disappeared. Most of the employees were working for 2-3 months without salary. They had rent bills pending and nothing to eat. The youths received their salary only after the intervention of the North East Cell, Chumbemo said. “One reason may be because the North East people tend to be lethargic and gullible and trustingly go to work without getting any official written appointment order except kind of verbal contract,” he observed. Companies in this sce-
nario mostly happen to be BPOs, and in some cases spas and wellness centres. The employees are made to work for 2-3 months or more without salary after which the company locks up and disappears. It has emerged that bogus BPO companies taking advantage of the work force of the people from the NE use them in IRS telephonic impersonation scams. This involves selling and buying of fake shares to people in other countries. Misuse of bank accounts A number of cases have also emerged of bank accounts, particularly SBI accounts, belonging to NE people being used in com-
mitting scams. The genuine accounts are reportedly purchased by the perpetrators for an amount and then used in committing the crime. In a recent bank account hacking case, Delhi Police discovered that the money from the hacked account was transferred to around three SBI accounts which were traced to Nagaland. Further reports have emerged, though unverified, that middlemen in Nagaland are targeting unsuspecting people, for instance villagers to open bank accounts with their identities and sell it to them, Chumbemo said. There are also people who open accounts using fake/ forged documents just to sell them to criminals. Vest investigative powers to SPUNER? As crimes committed against NE people increase, there is a growing need for the 24/7 Special Police Unit for North East Region (SPUNER), North East Cell, under Delhi Police to be vested with more powers. Chumbemo said SPUNER needs to be provided with authority to lodge FIR, complaint on their own
along with investigative powers and a dedicated independent police station. “As of now, SPUNER has no power to lodge FIR/ complaints on its own. They can only monitor or enquire on the cases related to NE people and act as a go between the Delhi Police and the victims,” Chumbemo stated. He contended that vesting investigation power to the special police unit would go a long way to deal/act on crimes committed against NE people. In 2014, a total of 280 cases of crimes against North East people were registered by police, while in 2015, 295 cases were registered, 230 cases in 2016 and14 cases this year as on March 2017. During these intervening years, there were 663 cases of quarrel, 8 murder cases, 17 rape cases, 171 theft cases, 198 cases of salary dispute, 176 landlord-tenant dispute, 105 cases of eve teasing, 21 cases of molestation of women and 25 cases of racial discrimination among others. In March 2017, Union Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju told the Rajya Sabha that altogether 81 women from the North East have been raped in Delhi since 2014.
On Dimapur road condition, PUTT demand stringent action for rape accused A press note from Ayong JuNe 19 that since the victims are mi- from perpetual threats of PWD (NH) asks for patience DiMAPuR, (MexN): The Phom Union nors, the case “attracts the rape and sexual assaults Chang, President ENWO re-
DiMAPuR, JuNe 19 (MexN): In response to the Western Sumi Students’ Union’s (WSSU) 10 day ultimatum for the Chief Minister to intervene and address the pathetic road condition in Dimapur, particularly the stretch from Nagaland Gate to Chumukedima, the Nagaland PWD (National Highways) today appealed for patience and asked people to bear with the inconvenience till the work takes off. In a statement, issued through the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), the PWD (NH) informed that the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways' (MORTH) has accorded sanction for improvement of city portion of Dimapur (NH29 & NH-129) from Nagaland Gate
(Golaghat Road) to Patkai Bridge (Via TragopanJn- Zion Hospital Jn- Purana Bazar-Chumukedima) for a total length of 17.30 kilometers. The State PWD (NH) has been entrusted to execute the work on Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) Mode. National Bids for the work was invited by the State PWD (NH) and final approval and sanction pertaining to the tender bids is expected from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways within a few days' time, the department informed. Once the sanction and approval is received from the Ministry, the State PWD will take over this stretch of road from the BRO and the work will be awarded for execution, it added.
Tuensang Town (PUTT) today demanded stringent punishment to the accused in the rape of two minor girls, aged 5 and 7, on June 15 in Tuensang. In a letter to the Tuensang Deputy Commissioner, the union noted that the accused, reported to be 21 years of age, is under police custody and said that he has “confessed to his crime.” It further informed that “medical examination on the victims has confirmed rape.” It asked that the accused be booked under relevant sections of the law and that no bail be granted under any circumstances. The union further stated
wrap of POSCO Act against the culprit,” and requested that necessary measures be taken to provide care and protection to the victims and their parents immediately.
ENWO condemns ‘culture of silence’ The Eastern Nagaland Women Organisation (ENWO) also condemned the incident and expressed concern at the rising incidence of heinous crimes against women and girls in the state. The recent incident, it stated “is a crime against women and violation of women’s right to a life free
both inside and outside their home.” The ENWO called on the Tuensang Police and the justice delivery system to carry out their duty efficiently and time bound investigation be done to ensure a speedy trial leading to stringent punishment to the culprit. It also asked for implementation of procedures mandated under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) with regard to recording statements, special courts, provision of support person, time bound charge sheet and appointment of special prosecutors etc.
iterated that crime against women continues in spite of unrelenting campaign by various women groups, legal service authorities and civil societies. “Silent witness to everyday form of sexual assault such as leering, groping, passing comments, stalking and whistling are equally responsible for rape embedded in our culture and hence being so prevalent today,” it stated. The ENWO condemned what it termed was a “culture of silence and tolerance for rape and sexual assault and the culture of valorising this kind of crimes.”
Pathetic road condition affecting Implement Wage Board NPCC ask Nagaland legislators to quality of life, rues MVC over neglect in full: SC to newspapers ‘vote consciously’ in Prez election DiMAPuR, JuNe 19 (MexN): The Mimi village council (MVC) today expressed disappointment at the deplorable road condition in their area and said that the area has been neglected and abandoned by the concerned department for many years, thus causing immense hardship to commuters and the public. A press note from the MVC Chairman and VDB Secretary informed that 7 neighboring villages have been totally cut off by heavy landslide which occurred between Khongjiri and Mimi village under Kiphire district due to heavy rainfall on May 30. This road serves as the main life line of transportation for the people in the area. The MVC informed that the concerned road was constructed by the BRO in 1992 and that since 1997 the road has been left “unattended/
Villagers passing the landslide area between Mimi and Khongjiri village in Kiphire district.
abandoned.” The villagers have been forced to maintain the roads themselves without any assistance from the concerned department, it added. The MVC therefore appealed to the PWD Department to take appropriate measures on prior-
ity basis at the earliest for the welfare of the public. It meanwhile informed that neighboring villages are trying to clear the road with the help of donations from among themselves and sought assistance for the same from well wishers.
New Delhi, JuNe 19 (iANS): The Supreme Court has directed that the Majithia Wage Board recommendations on wages for newspaper employees have to be "implemented in toto" and managements could not cite lack of funds for avoiding payments. It also said in its judgment on Monday that there was no difference between full-time employees and contract workers as far as the implementation of the Majithia Wage Board recommendations are concerned. A two-member bench of the Supreme Court had on May 3 reserved its judgement in a contempt petion against newspaper groups brought by newspaper employee unions, including the Indian Federation of Working Journalists. The court said on Monday that newspapers' defiance of the earlier court order was not "wilful". Earlier, counsel for many newspaper groups had argued that implementing the Wage Board's recommendations would be beyond their paying capacity. The print media companies have said that any forced implementation would "cripple newspapers' finances". The newspaper unions had, however, argued that newspapers had the capacity to pay but were avoiding to do so. The Majithia panel was set up by the Congressled UPA government in 2007 and four years later its recommendations were accepted by the union cabinet. The Gazette notification on this was published on November 11, 2011. In 2014, the SC had upheld the recommendations, directing newspapers to implement the recommendations.
DiMAPuR, JuNe 19 (MexN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) today asked the MPs and MLAs of Nagaland State for a “conscious vote” in the upcoming Presidential elections. A press note from the NPCC President, K Therie reminded that the election of the President of India was notified by ECI on June 14 and nomination opened from June 17 till 28. If there is a contest, polling will be held on July 17. The NPCC said that “if at all there is a contest, the contest will be of communalism vs secularism in the nation.” Noting that in the Presidential election, only MPs and MLAs will be representing the people of Nagaland, the NPCC asked the legislators of the state to be aware that “people are not happy with BJP governance in the centre.” “We must send a message to BJP that we do not approve the promotion of anti-Christian activities. Nagaland peo-
ple do not approve demolition of Churches across the nation, forced reconversions (Gharwapsi), demeaning Christian worshiping days, anti-Romeo vigilantes, cow vigilantes and that Nagaland people do not approve of cattle ban,” it said. Stating that the Presidential election is not a party policy and the Constitution of India has provided freedom of choice in the elections, the NPCC said that the Chief Election Commissioner, Naseem Zaidi has informed that political parties will not be able to issue whips for their MPs and MLAs in the Presidential Elections, giving them absolute freedom to vote for any Presidential candidate or abstain from voting, without attracting disqualification under the Tenth Schedule. “We therefore expect them to represent the inner minds and prayer of our people and appeal to all MPs and MLAs to vote consciously,” the NPCC appealed.