Seven murder investigation

The manner of handling the abduction and gruesome murder of seven persons in Narayanganj has given rise to many questions. We are glad that the police have commenced investigation into the incident, although belated. It is not surprising that the main accused was not found at his house. And that begs the very question about the late reaction of the police.
We are baffled by the puerile explanation of the police to justify their delayed reaction. If they did not move immediately to search the prime accused Nur Hussains's residence because, according to them, they were not sure if he was there, we wonder whether they were sure of his presence at his residence when they moved in after three days of the discovery of the dead bodies. And in this regard the home minister's remarks that the main accused has been able to give the police the slip gives rise to further questions about the law enforcing agencies intentions and competence.
The gravity of the matter does not brook any laxity in the investigation. Nor can the process of investigation be served by mutual accusations of the two major political parties. These not only trivialise the matter, these also influence the inquiry process in a very negative way, particularly when the PM directly accuses the BNP for the killings, and vice versa.
There have been a lot of speculations about the role of the police and Rab, particularly because of new accusations made by the families of the victims. It is therefore for the police to prove these allegations wrong by arresting the real culprits quickly.