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ment in organized groups or very
sensational nature cases so far,” said
Dr SD Singh, Inspector General of
Police, Jammu.’
Police officials said that Delhi,
being home to approximately 1,000
Rohingya Muslims, they had no
data on FIRs registered against Ro-
hingyas in the city, or any evidence
of radicalisation. Given the condi-
tion of the Rohingyas, they added, it
seems highly unlikely that they will
be drawn to extremism.
In Jaipur, 350 Rohingya Muslims
are spread over four police station
areas. NDTV found that in these
police stations, there was only one
FIR (rape charge) by a Rohingya
woman against a Rohingya man.
In Haryana, the Rohingyas are
clustered in Faridabad and Mewat.
Police in Faridabad told NDTV that
no cases are registered against
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Rohingyas. Police officials in Chan-
• Future ist tags to any of the refugees! digarh said they have no state-wide
uncertain To quote these details from Latest multi-city data on crimes by Rohingyas.
The future of NDTV’s website — “An NDTV multi- investigation into I wonder why we don’t sit
undocumented city investigation into key Rohingya and ponder on the uncertainties
Rohingya settlements in India found little evi- key Rohingya unleashed by destined turns. Today,
residing in dence of terrorist links, or of greater settlements you could be living all too comfort-
India remains criminality. We focused on the four ably in a well-equipped bungalow,
uncertain main centres where Rohingyas across India found but tomorrow might drag along
are based in India — Jammu, Delhi, upheavals and displacements in
Rajasthan and Haryana. Jammu has little evidence of your life. Not to overlook the reality
the highest number of Rohingyas — terrorist links, of getting internally displaced and
5,743 in all... On January 20 this year, made to live like a refugee in your
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister or criminality own country. No dark fairy tale this
Mehbooba Mufti told the Assembly but a very harsh reality. Hundreds
that “no Rohingya in Jammu and of Kashmiri Pandits live displaced,
Kashmir has been found involved far away from the Kashmir Valley.
in militancy related incidents. No lowing: eight cases for lack of visa, Hundreds of Muslims live displaced
instance of radicalising (of) these two cases of rape, one case of cow in makeshift tented homes in West-
foreigners has been reported so far.” slaughter, one case for causing ern Uttar Pradesh. And hundreds
She said, “Total 17 FIRs have been injury, one case for selling goods in live in fear and apprehension in As-
registered against Rohingyas for the black market and one for steal- sam, worried of getting displaced to
various offences, including those ing railway property. These findings another land! In these trying times,
relating to illegal border crossing.” were matched by what the senior with changing governing patterns,
NDTV found that of these 17 FIRs, police officials in Jammu told NDTV getting reduced to the refugee
the two cases are against Bangla- — “I haven’t seen anything alarm- status is a reality. With that in the
deshis and one against a Pakistani. ing in terms of their (Rohingya backdrop or foreground, reach out
So effectively, there are only 14 FIRs Muslims) criminal records. They are to those seeking refuge in our midst.
against 5,743 Rohingya Muslims, a involved in petty thefts like other Maybe, just maybe, tomorrow might
crime rate of 0.24 per cent. groups of that social economic see you in the refugee slot!
We tracked down every single situation. But we haven’t found
one of the 14 FIRs to find the fol- anything alarming or their involve- letters@tehelka.com

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