{
  "id": 16126329,
  "title": "Gengsterisme masyarakat India bermula di sekolah, kata aktivis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/gengsterisme-masyarakat-india-bermula-di-sekolah-kata-aktivis",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/23/gengsterisme-masyarakat-india-bermula-di-sekolah-kata-aktivis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On 2021, India accounted for 28,926 or 72% of the known gang members in the country, according to former MIC deputy president C Sivarraajh. In his newly released book, Malaysian Indians: Impact and Pain: Narration of an Unending Saga of a Marginalised Community, author and social activist Janakey Raman Manickam explained that low-performing and marginalized Indian students are most susceptible to gang recruitment. These students, lacking academic confidence and direction, join gangs to feel accepted and acknowledged. Once recruited, gang members are paid to commit crimes. Manickam believes that young people engage in petty crimes initially to showcase a 'macho' image, gain attention from peers, or earn pocket money. As their involvement in the gang intensifies, they often progress to more serious crimes such as theft and drug dealing. Manickam highlighted that such students tend to become increasingly entrenched in serious crimes like robbery and drug trafficking. The book was launched on October 11th. Manickam also criticized the education system, which he believes places undue pressure on high-achieving students but neglects those who are struggling. \"Indirectly, low-performing students from the Indian community are left behind. They are often neglected in schools because not many teachers pay attention to them,\" he noted, adding that these students are often labeled as troublemakers. While vocational training and skills development programs exist, many Indian students leave high school without realizing the opportunities available to them. Manickam urged for more attention to be given to these students and for them to be guided towards better employment prospects, as well as steps to improve financial stability for low-income families. The gang problem among India's community in Malaysia is now at a critical stage, and it's time to address this threat through serious planning and decisive actions. According to a 2013 report, out of 29 known criminal organizations and syndicates blacklisted by the government, many were operated by young Indians. In 2021, former MIC deputy president C Sivarraajh stated that India accounted for 28,926 or nearly 72% of the known gang members in the nation.",
  "summary": "Dalam bukunya Janakey Raman Manickam berkata pelajar India menyertai geng untuk merasa diterima dan diiktiraf.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}