THE incidents of rape and torture on women are continuing unchecked as if we have police only for starting criminal cases.
Amidst nationwide outrage demanding punishment for Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu who was murdered inside Comilla Cantonment two weeks ago, a female garment worker was raped in a running bus in Tangail on Saturday. It took place two days after two sisters were gang-raped in Laxmipur. In another incident a young student of Cox’s Bazar Government College was killed two days back by her husband failing to fulfil demands of dowry.
It appears that the criminals have no fear of police. The fact is that there is a serious breakdown of moral and legal protection to women. Needless to say our women were never so unsafe and vulnerable as they are today. There is hardly any indication that there is concern or competence on the part of police to offer the general public protection. To the police VIPs are all important.
The killing of Sohagi has created outrage all over the country as students and people from all walks of life are holding rallies calling for punishment to her killers. Similar social protest is taking place at Cox’s Bazar demanding trial of the killers of another ill-fated girl. What should worry us all is that the people are getting disappointed with the police. The people and police clashes have occurred in some places. Police must maintain its reputation as people’s friends and enforcing law to save people from criminals.
