Editorial
Police probe into Aminbazar carnage
The truth must come out
The initiative by the higher police authorities to form a probe body to unfold the 'mystery' behind the killing of six students on July 18 by a mob in Aminbazar of Savar is welcome.
The impunity with which the mob lynched the students on the mere suspicion of their being robbers has left us wondering about the role of the local police during and after the gruesome incident. What is most baffling here is on what ground did the police brand the victims as robbers before carrying out any investigation into the incident? How in their presence the mob could pounce on the victims in the first place? And why are they so low to take any action against the culprits who perpetrated the gratuitous carnage?
So, we feel assured by the very fact that the top echelon of the police is sensing something 'fishy' in the monstrosity enacted in the Aminbazar area in the wee hours of July 18. And it also gives us the reason to believe that they have taken the case filed by the local police against the victims terming them robbers with a grain of salt.
While we appreciate the latest move by the higher police authority, we would like to offer a word of caution. From previous experience we have come by cases where such departmental enquiries within police had ended in shielding the culprits rather than getting to the bottom of the incidents. Small wonder, the relatives of the victims and the public in general often remain doubtful of such departmental probes held against police.
That naturally should set a high standard for the probe to be convincing. So, there is huge stake for the police authorities in making the probe transparent, professional, foolproof and above board.
Side by side with the police probe, we think the government should also carry out an independent investigation into the appalling incident to provide clues to what really went behind the tragic incident on July 18. These probes, hopefully, would go a long way in finding ways to prevent similar tragedies from happening in the future.
We hope the truth will finally come out and the culprits committing the outrage will be brought to justice.
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