Dimapur, February 8 (MExN): Office of the Crime Suspension Department (CSD), NSCN (IM) today informed that it will begin to observe and conduct raids on all forms of "criminal activities" in Dimapur.
A press release from CSD Secretary, Khekuto Jakhalu said that the main objective of the mission is to drive out all forms of illegal businesses in Dimapur. “The business system has been running under the influence of heavy weight backgrounds and also so called respective markets union,” it stated.
The secretary alleged that certain market unions have been encouraging and allowing “non-local” businessmen to “earn maximum profit by fooling local customers for their own benefit”. It maintained that the market is now competitively selling duplicate articles, foreign products without MRP and expiry date, adulterated food, mixed-up brands in show room, duplicate motor parts and price default, banned drugs etc. Some have also been bottling and mixing alcohol, re-stitching and pasting company price on footwear and clothes, repacking expired cement, mixing sand, putting fake documents on vehicles, pharmacies, etc, it added.
The CSD further said that it will check entire petrol outlets for adulteration, hotel and lounges for “immoral activities”, disco and restaurants which run beyond deadline. It warned that sudden raids will be conducted on isolated places like State Stadium, Agri Expo (4th Mile), Chathe River and against any kind of criminal activities detrimental to the general public.
At the same time, it said enough personnel/ cadres will be deployed to enforce stern action against the “daylight robberies.” If anybody is found indulging in or committing illegal business in the market, the authority will take stern action upon the defaulter, it warned. The authority will also publish their personal details and photograph in the media, it was added.
