Dimapur, June 13 -- The Nagaland DGP's office has directed all police stations and district executive forces DEFs in the state not to register FIRs in disputes relating to recovery of business dues, trade credits, pending loans, contractual breaches, or other purely civil/commercial transactions unless there is clear evidence of dishonest or fraudulent intention right at the inception of the transaction.
In a circular dated June 10, the state police chief instructed that station house officers (SHOs) and officers-in-charge must personally scrutinise every complaint involving business dues, loans or contractual matters.
In case the criminality is not apparent on the face of the complaint, police must register a preliminary enquiry (PE) as ...