Sextuple murder

THE recent gruesome murder of six men in an apartment has a spooky dimension to it. Predictably, the sensational  murder incidence and the manner it was carried out leave all sorts of questions about the motive behind it. An alleged spiritual rivalry or turf warfare may have been the reason behind the incident. Such a grisly killing orgy requires a scooping investigation to ferret out the culprits.
Although some arrests have been made, a focused investigation is yet to get underway. Our law enforcers may have arrested suspects but often not the killers in a number of cases. Of late, police patrolling has also decreased in terms of area surveillance.
Given the limited number of police being devoted to crime control and vigil, criminal elements have some kind of a field day. One has to only see the bulk of the police force being assigned to traffic control, VIP duties and tailing the political processions. This imbalance in the police force in regard to tackling crimes will have to be corrected.
 The deterrent effect is missing as far as conviction rate goes which basically encourages impunity among potential criminals. The sextuple murder case should be investigated with due diligence. Simultaneously, our law enforcers should be extra vigilant in times of political unrest as well.