Masterminds of violence eluding capture
AT least 500 cocktail and petrol bombs have been inflicted on the public and property over the last 24 days, and 588 people have been arrested by the police for their alleged involvement in arson attacks and violence on law enforcement agencies. Based on their investigations, the DB police have identified 170 masterminds of cocktail and bomb attacks in the capital. According to the police, 70 of these “terrorists” belong to Chhatra Shibir, while the rest are members of Jatiya Chhatra Dal and their professional goons.
What is surprising, however, is that despite professing knowledge of the involvement of these 170 alleged terrorists, the police have so far failed to ascertain their whereabouts and arrest them. Given that stringent measures have been taken and law enforcement agencies empowered to curb violence around the capital, it is unacceptable that the police have only managed to arrest some of those throwing the bombs, not the ones making them and orchestrating the attacks.
If the people identified by the DB police as the main perpetrators of violence still remain in hiding, who are the people that are being arrested on a daily basis by the law enforcement agencies? Are we to also assume that the bounties offered by both the police and the Rab have yet to prove their efficacy in enabling capture of criminals?
We urge law enforcement agencies to conduct their investigations and arrests with due professionalism. If they have proper evidence, they must bring those involved, irrespective of their political affiliation, into the purview of justice.
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