Editorial
Another dastardly murder!
Perhaps, change of focus due
The gruesome murder of a businessman in broad daylight on Saturday at Jigatola, a very busy spot in the city, is clearly indicative of how active the criminal network remains, despite occasional claims to the contrary by authorities. We are simply shocked to see how easily killers can enter someone's office, shoot him point blank and leave the scene in a cavalier fashion. Wasn't the law and order problem in the city supposed to have been contained to a considerable degree, especially after the elite forces like Rab and others came into picture? Hired killers have been at work. We recall the murder of a cable operator not long ago which was put down to professional jealousy. There have been incidents of kidnapping, burglary and extortion as well. So who are these criminals? Police apparently have no clue. According to newspaper reports, however, the well-known criminals who controlled the crime world of Dhaka, have either been killed in 'crossfire' or arrested or in hiding. Some have even reportedly fled the country. Interestingly, the small timers, a few still teenagers, who had assisted the big shots in their criminal operations earlier on, have now taken the place of their 'bosses'. The law enforcement agencies do not seem to have any knowledge about the criminals currently ruling the roost which explains why the police are groping in the dark to apprehend them. They are not on police dossier and their ranks are growing. Would it, therefore, be wrong to suggest that the authorities' focus on big criminals is having small time offenders slip through the fingers? Clearly, an update of the criminals' list is required to bring the new entrants to the crime world under surveillance and control. Our hope is, this would be professionally done, devoid of any kind of influence being brought to bear on the listing process, so that they can be handled equally professionally.
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