Port Blair, Oct 04: On receiving information that 62 boys and girls of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands were stranded in Delhi upon being frauded by a fake company, Lt. General (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM, the Lt. Governor A & N Islands immediately ordered for rescuing them and to provide boarding and lodging facilities and to arrange their transportation back to the Islands. Consequently the Deputy Resident Commissioner, posted atDelhiimmediately swung into action and with the assistance of local police brought the 22 girls to Andaman Bhawan and arranged a hotel for the boys. In the mean time, administration has transferred sufficient money to the Resident Commissioner’s office atDelhito meet out their expenses and efforts are being made to get a special coach in the train to bring them back via Chennai.
| Sl.No | Name | Father’s name | Resident of |
| 1. | Anup Topno | Sukram Topno | HutBay, Little Andaman |
| 2. | Rajes Kujur | Late Philip Kujur | HutBay, Little Andaman |
| 3. | Sukru Munda | Bull Munda | HutBay, Little Andaman |
| 4. | K Gopala Krishna | K Kamaiah | HutBay, Little Andaman |
| 5. | Sandeep Minj | Tarcius Minj | HutBay, Little Andaman |
| 6. | Ejranuthan | John Tigga | HutBay, Little Andaman |
| 7. | Wilson Xaxa | Nirmal Xaxa | HutBay, Little Andaman |
| 8. | Nehmisa Barla | Lucas Barla | HutBay, Little Andaman |
| 9. | Pratap Lakra | Egnesh Lakra | HutBay, Little Andaman |
| 10. | Babit Kanchan Topno | Soma Topno | HutBay, Little Andaman |
| 11. | Privank Dung Dung | Cyril Dung Dung | HutBay, Little Andaman |
| 12. | Ethris Guria | Raju Guria | HutBay, Little Andaman |
| 13. | Kishor Kerketta | Samuel Kerketta | HutBay, Little Andaman |
| 14. | K. Krishna Rao | K. Appalnaidu | HutBay, Little Andaman |
| 15. | G Appal Swamy | Suryanarayana | HutBay, Little Andaman |
| 16. | Ram | Late Bona Munda | Carbyns Chowk , Port Blair |
| 17. | Pradeep Lakra | Habil Lakra | Namuna Ghar, Port Blair |
| 18. | Sanjay Ram | Kaleswar Ram | Saitan Khari, Port Blair |
| 19. | Sajit Kr. Kerketta | Anjor Kerketta | Dolly Gunj, Port Blair |
| 20. | Duthy Katchap | Shibu Katchap | Dolly Gunj, Port Blair |
| 21. | Godwin Barla | Paul Barla | Dolly Gunj, Port Blair |
| 22. | Anand Kiro | Alvis Kiro | Dolly Gunj, Port Blair |
23. |
Deepika Kinda | Krestopher | R.R. Station, Saitan Khari, Port Blair |
| 24. | Punit Poonam Ekka | Yishudas Ekka | Mitha Khari , Port Blair |
| 25. | Suralene Topno | Sahay Topno | Bahadur Line, Port Blair |
| 26. | Reshma Kerketta | Alois Kerketta | Muthura, Wimberly Gunj |
| 27. | Manju Kujur | Late John Kujur | Namuna Ghar, Port Blair |
| 28. | Preeti Sosan Kujur | Late Pascal Kujur | Garacharma, Port Blair |
| 29. | Chander Muni | Birsa Kerketta | Brookshabad, Port Blair |
| 30. | Mangri | Sukra Uraon | Brookshabad, Port Blair |
| 31. | Chariya Kumari | Sukra Uraon | Brookshabad, Port Blair |
| 32. | Rajni Pushpa Xalxo | Silvester Xalxo | Manar Ghat, Port Blair |
| 33. | Jaya Kumar | Late Chaitu Majhi | Manar Ghat, Port Blair |
| 34. | Manjula Bara | W/o Fedrick Beck | Webi, Mayabunder |
| 35. | Hemlata Xalxo | Late Joachim Xalxo | Bazar, Diglipur |
| 36. | Nikel Xalxo | Late Joachim Xalxo | Bazar, Diglipur |
| 37. | Mary Manju Toppo | Nistor Toppo | Kalara Jun, Diglipur |
| 38. | Salmi Tirkey | Late Marcus Tirkey | R K Gram, Diglipur |
| 39. | Joti Minj | Pitter Minj | Kishori Nagar, Diglipur |
| 40. | Lakkhan Bhavania | Mangal Bhavania | Kishori Nagar, Diglipur |
| 41. | Anand Kumar Ekka | Lues Ekka | Kishori Nagar, Diglipur |
| 42. | Anand Kumar Tirkey | Rimish Tirkey | Baratang, Middle Andaman |
| 43. | Rosita Xalxo | Sulaiman Xalxo | Baratang, Middle Andaman |
| 44. | Alphonse Panna | Camil Panna | Mayabunder |
| 45. | Mohit Kr, Beck | Bernard Kr. Beck | Mayabunder |
| 46. | Samir Sorang | Egnesius Sorang | Mayabunder |
| 47. | Vikas Tete | Victor Tete | Mayabunder |
| 48. | Johnson Kerketta | Junas Kerketta | Mayabunder |
49. |
Joseph Kerketta | Domnick Kerketta | Mayabunder |
| 50. | Shabnam Mary Beck | Bernard Kr. Beck | Mayabunder |
| 51. | Christina Kujur | Silbanus Kujur | Mayabunder |
| 52. | Bishnath Ram | Mangru Ram | School Line, Port Blair |
| 53. | Pradeep Ekka | Lazrus Ekka | School Line, Port Blair |
| 54. | Arun Barla | Tintus Barla | Haddo, Port Blair |
| 55. | Abhinash Toppo | Benzamine Toppo | Manglutan, Port Blair |
| 56. | Dipak Kumar Minj | Late Birsa Minj | Hasmatabad, Port Blair |
| 57. | Jaiwant Pal Minj | Bimal Minj | Kodiyaghat, Port Blair |
| 58. | Mahadev Katchap | Late Birsha Katchap | Manglutang, Port Blair |
| 59. | Kuldeep Toppo | Helarus Toppo | Nayashahar, Port Blair |
| 60. | Dhananjoy Majumdar | Deepak Majumdar | Manglutang, Port Blair |
| 61. | Punnai Uraon | Mangra Uraon | Kadamtala, Middle Andaman |
| 62. | Bhagvani | Patia Nag | Dairy Farm, Port Blair |
These children had been offered jobs by a company called M/s ANIX Group, Indrapuram from Uttar Pradesh and the children had paid forty thousand rupees each for the same. It was on reachingDelhithat these children came to know that the company had played a fraud with them and they reported the matter to the local Police at Gaziabad, which registered the case. The company’s MD, Animesh Chowdhuary and Ms Farhana Firdous resident of Haddo have reportedly been arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police. Based on the information so received FIR has also been registered at Port Blair.
The people of our Islands are so inocent and simple that fraud used to make us fool easily. Plz be alert.