East Khasi Hills bans illegal collection of funds

Shillong: The East Khasi Hills district administration has issued an order prohibiting unauthorised collection of money from commercial and other establishments in the district.The deputy commissioner has also urged all shopkeepers to install CCTVs on their premises. “Immediate legal action shall follow on any report or detection to this effect,” deputy commissioner R M Kurbah said in her order issued on Friday.“Shop owners have been directed to install CCTVs on their premises in appropriate locations for ensuring safety and security and also for due coverage of illegal activities on their respective premises,” the order stated.According to the order, there are reports of unauthorised collection from shop owners, business and commercial establishments under the pretence of donations or serving demand notes which have caused great inconvenience to the owner of those commercial establishments and have also created a fear psychosis in general.We also published the following articles recently