Staff Reporter :
The government on Sunday issued a strong note of warning against killing of people based on suspicion regarding rumour over child-lifting, saying perpetrators of such barbaric acts would be exposed to stern punitive actions, amid several recent incidents of lynching calling the victims “child lifters”.
“Such acts (lynching) are serious punishable offence,” said a government statement.
It feared that a vested quarter was spreading provocative rumours to expose ordinary innocent people to fatal mass beating.
The government asked people to inform police if activities of someone appeared suspicious instead of taking laws into their own hands.
“Anyone can take assistance of dialing 999,” the handout read.
The statement came while police headquarters earlier yesterday distributed an internal circular among all its subordinate offices including police stations across the country ordering stringent security vigil to prevent recurrence of lynching.
On Monday, the Police Headquarters (PHQs) have asked all the unit chiefs across the country to take steps to stop deaths in mob beating, said a letter issued by Sayeed Tariqul Hasan, Assistant Inspector General (AIG-Operation) at Police Headquarters.
The PHQs have also given instructions to keep vigil on social media including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and blogs to rein in rumours about abducting boys.
Earlier on July 20, the police headquarters issued a statement cautioning people against romours involving child lifting and describing killing of anyone based on rumour as a serious criminal offence.
