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DIMAPUR, JUNE 19
The Director General of Police in order to check and prevent illegal activities and maintain law and order and provide security to the citizens, has directed the Commissioner of Police (CP), Dimapur, and the District Superintendents of Police (SPs) to register criminal cases against any group, factions or individuals making such demands which are accompanied by fear, threat, intimidation or coercion.
The CP Dimapur and all District SPs have also been directed to inform all government establishments, business community and public in general to inform Police about illegal demands received by them so that necessary action can be initiated as per law.SP (Crime) & PRO, Nagaland Police, M Tungoe, in a release, alleged that various underground factions, NGOs, trade unions, associations and groups of individuals have been serving notices to various government establishments, institutions, business community and even individuals demanding deductions from salaries, developmental works, business transactions etc. by putting the latter under fear, threat and intimidation.
The statement said such demands would tantamount to extortion under chapter – XVII of Indian Penal Code.
