Every day we read in the newspapers, both local and national, the occurrence of different crimes. These may be a minor such as pick-pocketing, fraud, cheating, etc. or major robberies and other serious crimes. Most of the times the Indian States to which the culprits or accused belong is mentioned, this is more common in local papers. This information would create in the minds of readers, a negative image of the people belonging to a particular State. Does it really matter as to from where the culprits hail? A crime is a crime and the punishment is neither increased nor decreased by the courts based on the domicile of the culprits. This kind of racial profiling is not necessary as nothing is achieved by printing this information. People assume that only migrants are involved in all the crimes and create law and order problems!
