Arunachal guv calls for help lines on highways

Arunachal Pradesh Governor J P Rajkhowa has called for setting up helplines for people travelling in highways, days after his wife's car was chased by miscreants while travelling from Guwahati to Itanagar.
The Governor's appeal follows a series of incidents of harassment and waylaying of vehicles in Assam, including the one on June 4 involving his wife Rita Rajkhowa, a Raj Bhawan communique said today.
The miscreants overtook her car thrice but Raj Bhavan driver Jitumoni Nath managed to save the situation. Five people were arrested in connection with it the next day by Assam police,.
Rajkhowa said the Arunachal DGP in coordination with his Assam counterpart must set up a mechanism to provide at least three mobile helpline numbers in addition to one or more landline numbers and email addresses, so that common people travelling in Assam and at the same time those travelling in Arunachal Pradesh can avail timely assistance.

He also appealed to the people, particularly victims of harassments, humiliations, forced extortions and other illegal activities on the highways to come forward and file formal complaints to the respective police superintendents of the districts and the DGP so that the authorities could deal with it.
He asked that a copy of the complaint be sent to Raj Bhavan to enable him to take it up with his counterparts.
"Such actions on the part of the common public will help in taking necessary measures by the state governments to bring an end to these anti-social activities," he said, while stressing on surprise checking by the state police to instil a sense of security amongst commuters.

Rajkhowa felicitated Nath with a letter of commendation and a cash award from his discretionary grant fund at Raj Bhavan during the day, the communique added.