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What need for 'overkill'?
The Statesman | Ninglun Hanghal | Dec 04, 2011,
On 16 October I came across a report by a national daily on North-east women being "rescued" in "mainland" India. Headlined " held from spas for prostitution", it reported that 11 girls from Manipur and Assam, who were trainees there, were rescued and that the owner was still running the business despite being arrested earlier. If the report is to be taken seriously, one wonders how, in a metropolitan city like Chennai, a massage parlour can be run by girls from only the North-east. The police officer in question also seemed to be well informed as he reportedly said the girls had accepted such "jobs" after being offered extra money.
This year alone more than five stories relating to North-east women being caught, harassed, molested or rescued appeared in the national media. In September, the same newspaper reported that a minor from the North-east was rescued from Haryana. It said the girl was from Mizoram. In May, the paper also reported that two North-east women were harassed by "foreign" students in Bangalore. Earlier, in February, it was reported that two Yemeni nationals were caught with Manipuri girls after a dramatic chase in Bangalore and that they were later taken into custody.
There have been a number of telecasts, shows, talks/panel discussions and feature stories on the problems North-east women face or how they are being treated in Delhi or mainland India.
The story about the police chase involving Manipuri girls and foreigners (Yemeni nationals) in Bangalore appeared more like a "drama" than a "serious case" when one takes into account the detailed descriptions, timing of occurrence and who the two women were. Two days later it was reported that the two foreigners were booked under "attempt to murder", a serious case, indeed. The headline ran, "2 foreign students harass NE women, create nuisance". It said the two (from South Africa and Saudi Arabia) were reportedly drunk and had no resident permits and would be deported if they were found to be without valid permits. In highlighting the case, the report added extra "masala" by specifically mentioning North-east girls. This was, to say the least, most scandalous. The whole story became one of "NE women harassment".
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* H/T to Ninglun Hanghal for sending this link. This Post is uploaded on December 05, 2011
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