Editorial
Incidence of crimes in the capital
Authorities must pull up their socks
The recent spate of carjackings, lootings, shootings and murder in the city, that too in broad daylight, has heightened the feeling of insecurity among its dwellers. It seems that one may not be safe, even in his or her own home. Only this week, the shooting and hijacking of a tax lawyer father and his son as they were going to deposit money at the
bank, even though they were seen recuperating in a hospital and the killing of a stock trader in his own home by alleged robbers have again brought to the fore a deteriorating state of law and order in the city.
The incidents are in stark contradiction to the government's claim that the law and order situation is better than it has been in the last 10 years. Such comments may be dangerously impacting upon the attitudes and actions of the law enforcing agencies who seem to have become lax not only in preventing such crimes from taking place but also in terms of taking action after they have been committed as, in most cases, the culprits are yet to be identified and apprehended and justice done.
Along with the recent spate of disappearances and secret killings, these blatant violations of the law must be taken up seriously, investigated thoroughly and the perpetrators punished severely. This is the only way to deter criminals in future and to attempt to restore the feeling of security and peace of mind that the residents of the capital are so badly in need of.
We hope the authorities will realise the gravity of the situation and take prompt, correct and severe measures to counter the rise in crime in the city.
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