Dimapur, October 25 (MExN): The GPRN/NSCN has refuted a The Telegraph report in its northeast edition on October 25 about “the vendors” shutting shops to protest extortion, and reports of criminal activities in Nagaland’s commercial hub, Dimapur. A statement from the group’s MIP stated that “90% of criminal activities” such as abduction for ransom, drug trafficking and “other immoral activities” in Nagaland, particularly in Dimapur, are “orchestrated not by individuals in Nagaland but committed at the behest of gangs from Manipur and neighboring states.”
The MIP stated that The Telegraph report about the Naga Hoho, NSF and NMA “being wary of the anti-social elements and therefore organizing a rally on 26th Oct. 2010, calling upon the government of India to expedite political dialogue with IM group is extremely perplexing.” The Telegraph correspondent “added to the confusion created by the organizers of the now cancelled rally,” the note asserted.
