Two arrested in Jarawa video recording case

Two persons were arrested for allegedly taking money to arrange a visit to the protected land for Jarawas and video recording of the primitive and protected tribe in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The police said Rajesh Vyas, the owner of a gift shop, and Guddu, a taxi driver, were arrested after it was found that the duo help tourists to visit the protected land for Jarawas and arrange video recording of these people.

The police investigation revealed that the duo took tourists to different places to Middle Strait through Andaman Trunk Road which passes through the land of Jarawas.
A London-based newspaper recently reported about a video showing semi-naked Jarawa women dancing in front of tourists.

They used to take money from foreign tourists on the pretext that it had to be paid to the police, sources said.

The police have been questioning several tour operators and taxi drivers of Port Blair to track down the source of video, officials said.

Vehicles passing through Andaman Trunk Road are being screened by the investigating team. They have also raided several CD or souvenir shops here to recover any offensive video concerning the Jarawas.