THE REAL VALUE OF “RUPEES TWO” IN MODERN INDIA (6th Jan 2010, 0400 Hrs)

THE REAL VALUE OF “RUPEES TWO” IN MODERN INDIA (6th Jan 2010, 0400 Hrs)

For Indians living in urban India, rupees two means almost nothing more than a small change… that is often given as alms to beggars or else tips while having a garma garam chai in road side stall… however, I and my friend had a real life experience to know what ‘rupees two’ means to a poor Indian. It surely opened our eyes in disbelief as reality struck us with a thunderbolt!

31st late night, my friend and I boarded a Maharastra State Transport Bus from Kalyan to Bhiwandi on my way to Shirdi. Since our trip was decided at the very last moment, we had to make our journey from Kalyan to Bhiwandi, then to Nashik and finally Shirdi by bus.

Now, the fare from Kalyan to Bhiwandi is Rs. 8 /- per individual and most of the passengers had given the conductor a ten rupee note… the bus was crowded and he didn’t had any small change with him to give the balance rupees two to each passenger… My friend gave a 20 rupee note and we just sat quietly, presuming the conductor would give the balance later to us. The journey time was just 30 minutes and we could see how each passenger (mostly workers returning home after late evening shifts) was getting restless when the conductor was just collecting the fare and issuing tickets without returning the balance rupees two to them.

Few of them shouted and demanded the conductor as to why he is not giving the balance amount… in this case just rupees two! The conductor surely was agitated after a long stint on the New Year’s eve, stretching to almost midnight and ushering 2010. So he kept himself busy issuing tickets and said in a disturbed tone to take the money later. Many of them said what if they would forget while getting down in hurry at their stops? The tussle between the poor conductor and passengers continued till the bus arrived Bhiwandi.

However, just for your information, there were many passengers, who searched their pockets for small change and even managed to give it to the conductor to take back their ten rupee note… We realised the real value of ‘RUPEES TWO’ for a poor Indian during our recent bus journey. I told my friend… for us it is just a small change but for other passengers it was such a precious amount that they would not let go off so easily…

Strange it may seem, to many of us living in cities, but imagine how the poor Indians are spending each precious rupee they earn while commuting every day from home to work and return… The escalating prices of everything has really hit the poor Indians badly… wish our government does something better for them, so they could live with honour and peace!

THE GREAT MEDIA CIRCUS CALLED RUCHIKA Vs RATHORE (5th Jan 2010, 1450 Hrs)

THE GREAT MEDIA CIRCUS CALLED RUCHIKA Vs RATHORE (5th Jan 2010, 1450 Hrs)

Nithari Killings: Media went berserk and what happens? – NOTHING!

Arushi Murder Case: Media went berserk and what happens? – NOTHING!

Jessica Lal Muder Case: Media went berserk, Manu Sharma sentenced… however, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit flouts PAROLE RULES to help killer Manu Sharma let lose in Delhi for two long months, only to be caught in a Pub Brawl once again… and what happens? – NOTHING HAPPENS TO DELHI CHIEF MINISTER!

Shibu Soren charged with murder: Media went berserk but what happens? – SOREN IS BACK AS CHIEF MINISTER ONCE AGAIN!

Tribal woman Ledha Bai was repeatedly RAPED by Balrampur Superintendent of Police, Sitaram Kalluri, who is promoted as IG (Inspector General of Anti Naxals wing of the Chhattisgarh police of Dantewada range, while Ledha Bai is trying to bring justice to women in the capacity of a social worker, in Surguja: What happens? – THIS SERIOUS CASE DOESN’T EVEN GET MENTIONED IN ANY NEWS CHANNELS & NATIONAL DAILIES UNDER CHIDAMBARAM’S ORDER! Read more on: www.otherindia.org

The rich and the influential people in Indian democracy cannot be touched and even if they are (under public pressure), then they get all the privileges to stay in great comfort in jail, made possible by our respective honourable Chief Ministers, Prime Ministers, Home Ministers, and various leaders. DGP Rathore’s case is not the only one that needs to be seen as the media circus continues on and on… at the persistence of the ruling government to divert the attention of 1.2 billion Indians fighting a war every day to survive with continuous price rise of food items. It is indeed a shame that the FOURTH PILLAR – THE MEDIA has been helping the government by becoming their PR machinery by continuously showing NEWS for weeks and weeks while ignoring the REAL ISSUES faced by poor INDIANS! WHY? I ask WHY such a callous attitude and approaches are there towards the poor Indians by the ruling government and the media!

While the first four cases involve the rich and the famous, the last one is the sad story of many Ledha Bais in the tribal region of Dantewada, which doesn’t even get a small SNIPPET space in National Dailies or else ONE MINUTE News in National News Channels? Are all the media houses bought by the ruling government for their own selfish agendas? YES! That is why there is no news about DANTEWADA Tribal Women, who are raped, jailed and threatened by Special Police Officers under government tactics and policy, so they can capture the rich mineral lands to sell off to rich industrialists and corporate companies. Their only fault is that they are uneducated poor tribals, who are leading their lives in remote villages of India in utter poverty without proper healthcare, education system, drinking water, sanitation and living conditions and the 24 hours fear of being abducted illegally by Special Police Forces under the pretext of being Naxalites and then raped, beaten and threatened and thumb impression taken on blank white papers… coincidentally those areas are rich mineral belts and they are labeled as Naxalites by the government.

What will happen to DGP Rathore? I feel like laughing at the way our Home Minister Chidambaram is dealing the case with… strange it may seem, even the MEDIA is not using their COMMON SENSE to ask the government of India as to what will happen if his MEDALS are snatched away from him? Come on guys, you have such highly intelligent editors in your news channels and all you can show is the REPEAT TELECAST of the same news on and on since the last ten days or more???

Questions that the ruling government should be asked:

1). What was the government doing since the last 19 years?
2). Why has the government woken up now? The government is equally guilty as Rathore is.
3). What is the authenticity of Supreme Court’s verdict and punishment? How much did Rathore paid the Supreme Court Judge to get just 6 months punishment?
4). Will the government expose all those who are and were involved in saving Rathore all these years? Who are the people who are behind Rathore’s rise to DGP after the molestation case? Will they ever get punished?
5). Why people like IG Anti Naxals Wing of Dantewada Range Sitaram Kalluri was promoted by the government of India, when he is a RAPIST of tribal woman Ledha Bai? His offence is much bigger than Rathore’s… so why Chidambaram and the media are keeping mum about the reality of today’s India? If they can re-open Rathore’s case, why they cannot book a case against Sitaram Kalluri?

May I ask the media, is RATHORE the only one who is so important in the whole of India to be punished by the government? There are lakh of rapists roaming around in the nation and they are a big blot on Nation’s Judiciary System, Political Corruption, Police Atrocities, Crushing Poor Indians and above all the Government of India’s approach in dealing with just ONE CASE that was buried for 19 long years…

Please be responsible towards your duty towards the nation my dear media professionals and leaders of the nation… help to solve the miseries of the poor and please, please stop this media circus to help the government divert the attention of the nation from the real issue called THE GREAT STEEP INDIAN PRICE RISE OF FOOD ITEMS!

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY OF DANTEWADA

NOTE: These news about how tribals are harassed and then put behind bars for no rhyme or reasons are the standard ILLEGAL procedures in Dantewada... under the able guidance of Home Minister Chidambaram and Indian Government... However, you will never get to see such real news on your favourite News Channels AAJ TAK, NDTV, IBN7, CNN IBN, ZEE NEWS, STAR NEWS, DD NEWS or else read in any National Dailies... Pathetic but true... - Johnny D


STRAIGHT FROM THE HEARTLAND OF DANTEWADA (4th Jan 2010, 1445 Hrs) – Continues…

THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY OF DANTEWADA

By Priyanka Borpujari

On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:37:31 +0530 wrote:

The countdown has begun for the ultimate decay of Vanvasi Chetna Ashram. The last straws are now crackling up, and it is only a matter of time when Himanshu Kumar will leave his seat under the huge tree, where he has been fasting since December 26, 2009. A new year has begun and has brought with it the steady flow of stealth from the Chhattisgarh government.

But the country watches this ghoulish war silently, like a three-hour film. Some of them have the audacity to write meagre words about this civil war, as though they are writing a review of this free film screening. They write how all men and women carrying bows-and-arrows are Naxalites, how one man espousing Gandhian ideologies is propelling the tribals against the modern idea of ‘development’, how our GDP will not show the upward trend if we do protest about mining and large dams. Those who cannot play with their words will throw in some money to Himanshu Kumar, partly to salvage themselves from the guilt of ignorance about the tribals and partly because it sounds cool to be associated with some ‘NGO-type’ work. After they have heard what Himanshu Kumar has been screaming all these years, they stretch their facial muscles into a wry smile and walk away. The film is over, so forget it now.

But Himanshuji cannot forget what the lakhs of tribals have been subjected to by the state forces. Nor can the state government forget how Himahshuji is on a mission to expose their demonic ways. An eerie feeling now envelopes the Ashram premises, as we know that the state government’s New Year resolution is to render Himanshuji homeless in this part of the state. The landlord of the house has already asked Himashuji to leave the house by January 15th, since he had been receiving several threats from the SDM, the CEO of Dantewada Zilla Panchayat and the Collector. Kopa Kunjam, one of the significant pillars of VCA, is being beaten up mercilessly in jail by the cops, who openly admit to him that he has been framed in the false murder case. Quite a significant number of those working with VCA have decided to take up safer jobs.

With most of his wings clipped, Himanshuji tried to camouflage the built-up tension in his mind, on the eighth day of his fast. Joining him in solidarity are now Zulaikha Jabi, an activist based in Raipur; Sadanand Patwardhan, a writer and entrepreneur based in Pune; filmmakers Nishtha Jain and Satya Rai Nagpaul from Mumbai; and Bhan Sahu of Jurmil Morcha, from Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

Sometime in the morning, when all of us were basking in the winter sun and talking to Himanshuji, we were visited by a gentleman from Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram, which is the social service wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He asked Himanshuji how he could embark on a Satyagrah when he was disallowed to do the same by the State. Himanshuji replied that he was only fasting for personal reasons and that the state could not impose any restrictions on the same. The gentleman argued, “If you are observing a personal fast, then why are you making it public by sitting like this under a tree with a charkha to keep you busy? Why have you brought in journalists here?”

Himanshuji replied stating that the journalists were only his friends who were visiting on their own will. But the man was tempestuous and wouldn’t be satisfied with such calm replies. He went on to explain how a group of Koya tribals had gone to meet Chhattisgarh
Chief Minister Raman Singh, but was denied the meeting, as, according to Singh, all Koya tribals were Naxalites.

For a change, I could identify the CM’s words. He was in tandem with the modern fascist notion, ‘Either you are with us, or against us’ (Bush’s ultimate threat to the world). That’s how all Muslims are understood to be terrorists. The countdown drama hadn’t come to an end for the day. A team of officers from the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board (CSEB) arrived, stating that they needed to check the electricity load within the house. Himanshuji said that the house would be soon vacated and that he couldn’t help it if the owner of the house had earlier written a lower figure of electricity consumption. But the officers would listen to no explanation. They went in room by room, checked the number of electrical appliances, and drew an estimate of electricity consumption. While their assessment was on, they were getting nervous as their words and actions were being recorded on camera by filmmakers Nishtha and Satya.

The officers were saccharine sweet in their language, and went on to state that they were writing only the lower limits, i.e., even though there are about eight CFL bulbs in the house, they said that they would mention that there are only six. Did they think that we would love them for being so kind to us and dishonest to the CSEB?

Finally, it was found that while the limit for electricity consumption was only 1,600 watts, the consumption here has gone up to 3,400 watts. They said that while 400 watts of consumption would be ‘excused, a fine would have to be paid for the excess of 1,400 watts. They said that a bill would be sent on Monday, mentioning the fine amount that would have to be paid within a fortnight, along with a form so that we could change the limit from 1,600 watts.

Himanshuji later told us that VCA workers had raised the issue of non-availability of electricity in some villages, in April 2009. The CSEB officers arrived at VCA’s erstwhile location the very next day and accused Himanshuji of stealthily operating computer course classes, upon seeing the many computers in the VCA office. They slapped a fine of Rs 28,000, which was duly paid. A week later, VCA was demolished.

Such instances have truly shown me how creative our governments are! IAS officers and their juniors should be made to write film scripts. They would infuse drama in creative ways into the film at the precise junctures. What is happening in Dantewada is truly a film, whose tagline could be, ‘One man’s mission to save the tribe from the forces of annihilation and terror’. The film can be rightly called ‘The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly’. But will the Clint Eastwood in Dantewada have the last word?----------------

Priyanka Borpujari
9820741992
www.priyanka-borpujari.blogspot.com

NOTHING OFFICIAL IN CHATTISGARH: A REAL LIFE THRILLER OF A POOR WOUNDED TRIBAL WOMAN NAMED SAMBO: WILL SHE ESCAPE THE CLUTCHES OF SPECIAL POLICE FORCE

NOTE: These news about how tribals are harassed and then put behind bars for no rhyme or reasons are the standard ILLEGAL procedures of Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Dantewada... under the able guidance of Home Minister Chidambaram and Indian Government... However, you will never get to see such real news on your favourite News Channels AAJ TAK, NDTV, IBN7, CNN IBN, ZEE NEWS, STAR NEWS, DD NEWS or else read in any National Dailies... Pathetic but true... - Johnny D

NOTHING OFFICIAL IN CHATTISGARH: A REAL LIFE THRILLER OF A POOR WOUNDED TRIBAL WOMAN NAMED SAMBO: WILL SHE ESCAPE THE CLUTCHES OF SPECIAL POLICE FORCES?

By Priyanka Borpujari

On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:51:04 +0530 wrote:

Sambo misses her four children; and has long stopped smiling. The petite woman’s eyes are vacant; she has already seen enough. She has already had enough. © Javed Iqbal

October 1, 2009, 7 am, Gompad:

Security forces and SPOs (special police officers) of the Salwa Judum enter the village of Gompad, which is on the Chhattisgarh-Andhra Pradesh border. Sodi Sambo is shot on her leg, who witnesses the murder of six other villagers by the security forces and SPOs.

Circa October 20, 2009:

Sodi Sambo is brought to Vanvasi Chetna Ashram (VCA) in Dantewada. She is taken to Delhi for a surgery some days later. She continues to live in VCA.

November 24, 2009:

Himanshu Kumar and the victims of the massacre in Gompad, Gachanpalli, Nulkatong and Belpocha file a writ petition in the Supreme Court. The hearing is posted for January 4, 2010.

December 30, 2009, Dantewada:

Sambo develops a mild fever. Blood test confirmed malaria, and the doctor suggests hospitalisation. She wouldn’t be safe in the hospital. So it is decided to keep her at the civil hospital of Dantewada only for the three-hour drip, and then bring her home. Himanshuji is on the fifth day of his fast.

December 31, 2009, and January 1, 2010, Dantewada:

It is learnt that that four cops were enquiring about “the lady who has a bullet wound on her leg and uses a walker”. Thankfully no single nurse works 24x7 and neither are they too attentive. The nurses on this shift, at the civil hospital of Dantewada, know nothing of this patient. We learn that the cops had come twice, asking about Sambo. Everyone was looking for the victim-cum-eyewitness of the massacre in Gompad village.

January 2, 2010, 9 pm, Dantewada:

Sambo is being sent to Raipur by bus, along with a volunteer of VCA and a volunteer of Aid India. They would reach Raipur on December 3, and then take a train to Delhi, where her leg would be operated. Himanshu Kumar’s nephew Abhay drives them to the bus stand.

January 2, 2010, 9.10 pm, Dantewada:

Abhay notices several bikers armed with automatic rifles following them. He instantly calls up Himanshuji, who advises Abhay to bring the car back to VCA.

January 2, 2010, 9.20 pm, Dantewada:

Himanshuji, Satyen and another friend Gangesh then get onto the car and go towards the bus stand. The cops outside VCA, stationed for Himanshuji’s protection, are caught unawares when the car rushes out. They eventually catch up with the car.

January 2, 2010, 9.25 pm, Dantewada:

A jeep of SPOs has arrived near the bus stand. Himanshuji tells the travel agent that the three passengers would be boarding from Geedam, 10 kms north of Dantewada. The car then takes a detour 2 kms south of Dantewada and sees the bus headed to Raipur passing by. The bus is stopped, and Himanshuji requests the driver to let the three passengers board the bus there itself.

January 2, 2010, 9.30 pm, Dantewada:

The bus reaches the bus stand at Dantewada, and Himanshuji’s car follows it. They then see one SPO approaching the bus conductor, who asks him to accompany them to the police station. Himanshuji intervenes; asks the SPO why he was intending to take the conductor to the police station. The SPO politely replies that some enquiries had to be made. Himanshuji then asked him, “Does this have to do anything with the injured lady on the bus?” The SPO denies any such issue. Himanshuji realizes that Sambo could be arrested midway during the journey, and so he asks the trio to alight from the bus. They then drive towards VCA, and Abhay speeds the car into discreet lanes, such that they emerge on the main road towards Geedam.

January 2, 2010, 9.35 pm, Dantewada:

The car catches up with the bus and the trio boards it again. The car follows:

January 2, 2010, 9.45 pm, Dantewada:

Near the bus stand at Geedam, the bus halts. While Himanshuji gets his car refueled, Gangesh walks out to assess the situation. He returns to say that another jeep full of cops had arrived near the bus, along with one of the SPOs whom he had seen near the bus stand in Dantewada. The car rushes to the bus stand, and Himanshuji asks the trio to alight again, knowing well what could happen if they continued the travel.

January 2, 2010, 9.55 pm, Dantewada:

The car reaches VCA; a long discussion ensues about what could be done next. We all spoke in hushed whispers, lest the cops would be eavesdropping. The irony – all phone conversations are tapped; we are all being heard. Yet, no one is ‘listening’! Finally it is decided that Himanshuji, along with his protectors who report his every move to their seniors, would go to Raipur the next day.

January 3, 2010, 7.30 am, Dantewada:

Himanshuji, Abhay, Sambo and the two volunteers leave for Raipur in a car. His security tags along. Plan is to catch the train to Delhi from Raipur at 5pm.

January 3, 2010, 1 pm, Dantewada:

Abhay calls up from Kanker, about 200 kms from Dantewada. He informs that Himanshuji and Sambo have been arrested. Himanshuji tells Abhay to proceed to Raipur, along with the two volunteers, to drop the car there.

January 3, 2010, 2 pm, Dantewada:

We are informed that Himanshuji has not been arrested. The cops had approached them at Kanker at around 12.30pm, when they had halted for lunch (Himanshuji is on the ninth day of his fast). Cops say that Sambo needs to be taken to the police station for enquiry. Himanshuji tells them that he wouldn’t allow them to take Sambo alone. So he had decided to go along with them to the police station.

January 3, 2010, 2 pm to 6.30 pm, Dantewada/Kanker:

Himanshuji and Sambo are at Kanker police station. Abhay drives till Raipur to drop the car. Attempts are made to be in constant touch with Himanshuji, who cannot speak freely. Word about all that is happening is spread around through the Internet, SMS and phone.

January 3, 2010, 6.30 pm, Dantewada/Kanker:

Abhay and the two volunteers, along with Tusha Mittal (reporter with Tehelka), reach Kanker. The cops in Kanker tell Himanshuji that he should arrange for a cab to take him to Dantewada, while the police, in a separate car, would bring Sambo to Dantewada. Himanshuji tells them that he would die but wouldn’t leave Sambo alone with them.

January 3, 2010, 7.30 pm, Dantewada/Kanker:

Himanshuji is with Abhay and the others in the same car. They head back to Dantewada. Himashuji’s security is with him. Sambo is being brought back to Dantewada in another vehicle, for her statements to be taken. When Himanshuji asks them if Sambo would be put behind bars, he is told, “No, we are not arresting her. The SP of Dantewada has made special arrangements for her. She will have to be at the police station all through the night.” Himanshuji is convinced that she will surely be arrested by the next morning and many false charges slapped on her -- this is what had happened to Kopa too.

We speak to a lawyer; he says that if Sambo is an eyewitness, any statement to be taken has to be done so only where she is comfortable, i.e., her home.

Priyanka Borpujari
9820741992
www.priyanka-borpujari.blogspot.com

POLICE ILLEGALLY DETAINS VICTIM AND EYEWITNESS OF MASSACRE IN DANTEWADA

NOTE: These news about how tribals are harassed and then put behind bars for no rhyme or reasons are the standard ILLEGAL procedures of Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Dantewada... under the able guidance of Home Minister Chidambaram and Indian Government... However, you will never get to see such real news on your favourite News Channels AAJ TAK, NDTV, IBN7, CNN IBN, ZEE NEWS, STAR NEWS, DD NEWS or else read in any National Dailies... Pathetic but true... - Johnny D

POLICE ILLEGALLY DETAINS VICTIM AND EYEWITNESS OF MASSACRE IN DANTEWADA

Priyanka Birpujari

On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:18:01 +0530 wrote:

Update: December 3, 2010, 2000 hours (8pm): Himanshu Kumar is on his way back to Dantewada from Kanker, along with his nephew Abhay, a volunteer from Aid India, a volunteer from Vanvasi Chetna Ashram, and a journalist from Tehelka.

Sodi Sambo is being brought to Dantewada in another car by the cops. The cops have told Himanshuji that she will be taken care of through the night by them, but will not be put behind the bars. They said that they needed to do so in order to take some statements.

Himanshuji is convinced that she will be arrested by tomorrow morning. The same had happened to Kopa Kunjam. WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IS COMPELTELY ILLEGAL.

Priyanka Borpujari
9820741992

"I AM READY TO DIE WITH SAMBO, BUT WILL NOT LEAVE HER WITH COPS" -- Himanshu Kumar

NOTE: These news about how tribals are harassed and then put behind bars for no rhyme or reasons are the standard ILLEGAL procedures of Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Dantewada... under the able guidance of Home Minister Chidambaram and Indian Government... However, you will never get to see such real news on your favourite News Channels AAJ TAK, NDTV, IBN7, CNN IBN, ZEE NEWS, STAR NEWS, DD NEWS or else read in any National Dailies... Pathetic but true... - Johnny D

"I AM READY TO DIE WITH SAMBO, BUT WILL NOT LEAVE HER WITH COPS" -- Himanshu Kumar

Priyanka Borpujari

On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:26:16 +0530 wrote:

I just had a word with Himanshuji. He said that the cops at Kanker told him, “You book a cab to Dantewada. We will bring along Sodi Sambo to Dantewada on our own. We need to take her statement there.”

Himanshuji replied, “I am not leaving her alone with you. Take me along in your car to Dantewada with Sambo. You all knew that she was in VCA since one and a half months; you never bothered to take any 'statement' then. I am ready to die with her, I will not leave her alone with you.”

Negotiations are now on about the transit of Himanshuji and Sambo, together, from Kanker to Dantewada.

Priyanka Borpujari
9820741992
Dantewada--

STRAIGHT FROM THE HEARTLAND OF DANTEWADA (3rd Jan 2010, 1615 Hrs) – Continues…

STRAIGHT FROM THE HEARTLAND OF DANTEWADA (3rd Jan 2010, 1615 Hrs) – Continues…

THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT:

By Priyanka Borpujari

On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:51:20 +0530 wrote:

The inevitable has finally happened. Himanshu Kumar was on his way to Raipur by road since this morning, at 7 am. He was going there to drop Sodi Sambo, who has a bullet injury on her leg and needs a second surgery in Delhi. Sambo would have taken a train to Delhi from Raipur, along with two other people. Himanshuji was to return from Raipur this evening, along with his nephew Abhay.

We have just received news right now that Himanshuji and Sambo have both been arrested at Kanker, without any warrant. They were arrested when they had stopped at Kanker for lunch. Himanshuji is on his ninth day of fast today.

One police car was also along with them, as part of Himanshuji's security. Sambo had developed malaria three days ago, and she would be taken to the civil hospital here in Dantewada daily, for her saline drip, for about three hours. On two days, cops had come and asked the nurses for "the lady who has bullet wound and walks with a walker", but nurses wouldn't know due to change of duty timings of nurses. Himanshuji realised that Sambo could be arrested any moment. Last night (Jan 2) we tried to get Sambo on the night bus from Dantewada to Raipur, but we were accosted by the cops. They caught the driver and asked him, “Why let the Naxal woman get onto the bus?” Himanshuji intervened. We even tried to take the bus a little ahead, out of Dantewada, but the cops accosted us each time -- thrice. We realised that it was no point in trying to send her yesterday night.

So it was decided that Himanhuji would take her in the car till Raipur, and then either by train or airways. Please spread the word around.------------------------

Priyanka Borpujari
9820741992
www.priyanka-borpujari.blogspot.com--

On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:34:22 +0530 wrote:

Several phone calls later, we now have a little clearer picture of the situation. The cops had gathered around our group of 5 and told them that they needed to make an enquiry with Sambo, for which she had to go with them. Himanshuji said that he would not leave her alone, and has gone along with her, to the police station.

They are now in the Kanker police station. IT IS NOT AN ARREST AS YET, BUT YOU ALL KNOW WELL WHAT “JUST A CALL FOR ENQUIRY” TO THE POLICE STATION IN CHHATTISGARH MEANS.