Crossfire killings
I refer to your editorial of 5 October. Although such killings are regrettable, the law and order forces have a duty to interrogate and recover arms and explosives from criminal gangs and have an inherent right to defend themselves if under attack. Similarly, if a criminal attempts to escape they have a duty to give warning and if it fails, to stop escape by shooting down the escapee.
To label such incidents as "cross fire killings", or "extra judicial killings” and demand stopping these without any official probe into any such incident, are highly irresponsible and de-moralising for the law enforcers.
Obviously, as the number of arms and ammunition and the number of terrorists and criminals are on the increase in the land, such incidents are likely to increase.
Before clamouring for stopping such incidents it is necessary to establish by official or journalistic probe that this is a deliberate policy to get rid of the criminals without judicial trials.
So, I have full sympathy and support for the minister who defended such actions but please note I would never support such an official policy.
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