Nagaland Post reports on July 11
that the Ministry of Home
Affairs (MHA) has sent
a fax addressed to the
Nagaland chief secretary,
seeking details of alleged
nexus between a militant
group and a liquor syndicate
operating in the State.
In a faxed message, the
MHA official claimed that
the ministry had “received”
inputs regarding the nexus.
According to the MHA’s
fax marked ‘Secret’, it
stated that the syndicate
in Nagaland was “awarded
contract” for supplying
tax free liquor to paramilitary
forces. According to
the fax dated July 5,
received on July 11, the
MHA said it received inputs
that the “last five contracts”
were allotted by the Government
of Nagaland to one M/s.
Raddison and Ranisson
Limited (Assam) which
expired in March 2012.
The faxed copy signed
by C.M. Bhatia, under
secretary (Northeast),
MHA, stated that inputs
received indicated that
“fictitious societies”
were being propped up
by the syndicate “who
finances” a particular
militant faction “in
lieu” of protection for
the “illegal liquor trade”.
In the MHA’s faxed copy, it was also indicated
that the commissioner
excise Nagaland be asked
to submit detailed report
to the department urgently.
The chief secretary in
his note, has also asked
the secretary and additional
secretary excise, to “process”
and “reply” to the matter
raised by MHA urgently. |
