NHRC to investigate a job racket in Jharkhand conning tribal youths to pose as Naxalites desiring to surrender

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a surrender scam was allegedly perpetrated by a former Military Intelligence officer with the knowledge of CRPF officers to lure in tribal youths in search of jobs in Jharkhand to pose as Naxalites desiring to surrender.

In exchange, some of them had to sell their personal belongings like motorcycle, land to arrange for money which could secure them a job in Army, Para-Military or State Police through illegal means. But not everyone allegedly conned was rewarded. The media report cited example of 18 victims of such a scam.

The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issue of human rights violation of the tribal youths and has directed its Director General (Investigation) to depute a team to conduct a thorough enquiry in the matter and submit a report within four weeks.