The Delhi Police, established in 1948 after separating
from the Punjab Police, is one of the most efficient
and effective police forces in the country, with the
sole objective of ensuring Shanti, Seva, Nyaya, based
on the policy of “Zero Tolerance”, in maintaining the
smooth law and order, peace, safety and security of the
citizens and effective crime control in the national capital
territory of Delhi. Special care is taken for ensuring safety and
security of the people of the North-East, in particular, and also
other people coming from different parts of the country, in
general. The Special Police Unit for North East Region
(SPUNER) is the appropriate authority under the Delhi Police
to take care of these affairs.
I got the opportunity to interview Hibu Tamang, IPS,
Additional Commissioner of Police (SPUNER), Delhi Police –
who is taking lots of pain in working for the welfare of the
North-East people in Delhi under the active supervision of
David Lalrinsanga, IPS, Joint Commissioner of Police (SPUNER)-cum-nodal
officer. Any Northeasterner in distress can avail
the services of these dedicated officers through the helpline
No. 1093 and the NE Cell landline No. 011-26569656 of
SPUNER, Delhi Police.
Excerpts from the interview:
When was this special cell, solely catering to the interests
of the Northeasterners in Delhi, founded?
The Delhi Police Special Police Unit for North East Region
(SPUNER) was set up on February 14, 2014, after the murder
of Nido Tania (a college student from Arunachal Pradesh) on
January 29, 2014, in a South Delhi market. As a result of the
death of Nido Tania, a committee was constituted by the
Government of India, headed by M.P. Bezbaruah, a retired IAS
officer, and on the recommendation of the said committee, the
Special Police Unit for North East Region was set up by the
Delhi Police, based on the policy of “Zero Tolerance” and for
ensuring the safety and security of the Northeasterners in
Delhi.
Prior to that, no such special unit existed and the problems
of the North-East people were generally handled by the district
police in their respective jurisdictions only.
According to a report published by The Times of India on
March 21, 2017, as many as 704 cases of crimes against
the Northeasterners in Delhi were registered in the last three
years before 2017. After the creation of this branch, so
many cases are still coming into light.
How do you plan to
prevent such types of incidents?
The number of cases mentioned in the report published by
The Times of India do not match the records they have in the
office of SPUNER. The numbers vary and the reports are also
obtained from the district police. Since the SPUNER unit of
Delhi Police was not notified by the police station, the unit
cannot register cases and investigate.
However, the unit has been monitoring the cases registered
and investigated by the district police.
Moreover, whenever a
complaint is received at the SPUNER unit, the same is
immediately forwarded to the concerned police station for
registration of the case and further investigation. The SPUNER
unit also holds coordination meetings with the district
DCPs and obtains progress reports of the cases for onward
submission to the police headquarters as well as the Delhi
Government/Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
The SPUNER unit also organises meetings with various
stakeholders for ensuring the safety and security of the
North-East people in Delhi.
What types of cases come to your office’s (PSAP) notice
and how are they tackled ?
Apart from various crime cases, including discrimination, the
unit receives cases of non-payment of salaries to the people
from the North-East, mostly by the employers of unorganised
sectors. The SPUNER unit intervenes through various ways and
means for the payment of salary.
Every citizen of India, including
the people of the North-East, is
equal in the eyes of law. The
Constitution of India
provides Fundamental
Rights to all its citizens. In
case of any injustice or
discrimination meted out to
the North-East people in New
Delhi, there are provisions of
law, including protection under
the SC/ST (Prevention
of Atrocities)
Act, 1989.
Therefore,
the SPUNER
unit has been
monitoring the
cases so that fair
investigation is
carried out as
per law.
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