Govt must punish the real culprits
More than two weeks have passed since Lokman Hossain, the popular mayor of Narsingdi, had been murdered. Still, the main accused are at large. In the FIR the brother of the slain mayor named 13 people including the name of Salahuddin Ahmed Bachchu, the younger brother of the Post and Telecommunications Minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju. Police said that they would not arrest the accused unless they are found guilty after investigation. But the police did not waste time to arrest Khairul Kabir Khokon, president of BNP Narsingdi district unit, without any investigation. What a double standard!
We heard that many of those who are indicted in the murder of Lokman are roaming about in broad daylight. Even some of them had gone to the High Court to get advance bail. But the police said that they were unable to trace them. So it is obvious that police are reluctant to arrest them. If the murderers of Lokman Hossain are not arrested, the criminals will become daring and the government will lose its credibility.
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