Take steps to curb mugging :
This newspaper recently published a report about a horrific incident that happened in Dhanmondi, in which a woman was killed under the wheels of a car as muggers snatched away her purse. A similar incident occurred a few days prior in Dayaganj.
Mugging is hardly a new phenomenon in Dhaka. But muggers are nowadays using private cars so that they can flee the scene quickly.
Law enforcement officials claim that the law and order situation of the country is fine and that these incidents are isolated. It is actually the other way around. Law enforcement agencies should allocate more of their resources and attention towards mugging which seems to have taken a more dangerous form.
This newspaper recently published a report about a horrific incident that happened in Dhanmondi, in which a woman was killed under the wheels of a car as muggers snatched away her purse. A similar incident occurred a few days prior in Dayaganj.
Mugging is hardly a new phenomenon in Dhaka. But muggers are nowadays using private cars so that they can flee the scene quickly.
Law enforcement officials claim that the law and order situation of the country is fine and that these incidents are isolated. It is actually the other way around. Law enforcement agencies should allocate more of their resources and attention towards mugging which seems to have taken a more dangerous form.
Md Zillur Rahaman
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