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MHA advisory over North East Indian 'profiling'
Deccan Chronicle | Namrata Biji Ahuja| New Delhi, May 19, 2012
The Union home ministry on Friday asked states to adopt a “zero tolerance’’ policy against “racial profiling and discrimination faced by Indian citizens of Northeastern states’’. In an advisory sent to all states and UTs, the MHA has suggested stringent measures, including action against police officers if they fail to act on a complaint or any information received from a citizen hailing from the Northeast, regarding a cognizable offence.
The MHA has said, “Where a complaint or if any information is received from a citizen hailing from the Northeast, regarding a cognizable offence and no follow-up action is taken, then a serious view should be taken against the police officer concerned and also against the officer-in-charge of the police station.”
Toll-free helplines should be made available, where services of any officer or any operator conversant with English must be provided, since it is possible that the complainants may not be able to communicate in the local languages, says the home ministry.
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