Helpline number for NE residents launched GURGAON: Following the spate of incidents in which people from Northeast were racially abused and in many instances were assaulted, the Gurgaon police launched a round-the-clock Northeast Helpline. The helpline — 0124-2301559 — was launched by Gurgaon Police Commissioner Alok Mittal. He said the dedicated helpline will help in tackling matters related to the Northeastners. It may be reminded that in a recent attack, two young men from Nagaland were allegedly beaten up by over a dozen people at Sikanderpur village on October 16. Earlier, Soizamuam, 39, and a cab driver, was attacked by two brothers who were his neighbours in Nathupur on July 28. It has been a long pending demand of the residents in this city that a dedicated helpline number be set up and an English speaking policeman be present to attend calls in the event of an emergency. Communication gap has been a major problem in the settlement of issues as unlike Delhi, most of te officers here are well versed with the local dialect. The police had always maintained that a separate helpline was not a viable option as the Northeastners were few in number to which they had demanded that a police post could be set up at the Sikanderpur metro station. Staying on rent mostly in Nathupur, Chakkarpur and Sikanderpur villages, there are around 3,000 Northeastners working in call centres and retail and hospitality sectors. Though their population is quite less compared to neighbouring Delhi, the nature of problems faced is the same. Source | TNT News
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 09:25:13 +0000
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