Crimes declined in June, claims DMP commissioner
Friday, 16 July 2010
FE Report
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner AKM Shahidul Haq Thursday claimed that criminal activities declined in June this year compared to the previous month as they showed zero tolerance in tackling crimes.
The DMP commissioner expressing satisfaction over the city's law and order situation said the DMP data showed the improvement thanks to the hardworking of the officials of the capital's 41 police stations. "The number of cases filed in June also declined compared to May this year," he said.
The DMP commissioner made the claim when several police officials were sued on charges of torturing people to death in their custody that raised serious concern among the human rights activists at home and abroad.
According to DMP statistics, a total of 17 people were killed in June against 26 recorded in May while the number was 29 in the corresponding period last year. Besides, the data showed the number of cases at 1891 during the time, down by 159, from that lodged in May.
When his attention was drawn to the incident of missing of Chowdhury Alam, the city police chief, said they shifted the probe to detective branch that had been working round-the-clock to trace out Alam.
"We took the matter seriously and I think he was abducted," Mr Shahidul Haq added.
BNP leader and DCC councillor Chowdhury Alam disappeared from the city's Indira Road area on June 25 when he was going to one of his relatives at Dhanmondi.
His family members blamed the law enforcing agencies for his disappearance. They repeatedly refuted the allegation, saying they had no information about the arrest or detention of Chowdhury Alam.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner AKM Shahidul Haq Thursday claimed that criminal activities declined in June this year compared to the previous month as they showed zero tolerance in tackling crimes.
The DMP commissioner expressing satisfaction over the city's law and order situation said the DMP data showed the improvement thanks to the hardworking of the officials of the capital's 41 police stations. "The number of cases filed in June also declined compared to May this year," he said.
The DMP commissioner made the claim when several police officials were sued on charges of torturing people to death in their custody that raised serious concern among the human rights activists at home and abroad.
According to DMP statistics, a total of 17 people were killed in June against 26 recorded in May while the number was 29 in the corresponding period last year. Besides, the data showed the number of cases at 1891 during the time, down by 159, from that lodged in May.
When his attention was drawn to the incident of missing of Chowdhury Alam, the city police chief, said they shifted the probe to detective branch that had been working round-the-clock to trace out Alam.
"We took the matter seriously and I think he was abducted," Mr Shahidul Haq added.
BNP leader and DCC councillor Chowdhury Alam disappeared from the city's Indira Road area on June 25 when he was going to one of his relatives at Dhanmondi.
His family members blamed the law enforcing agencies for his disappearance. They repeatedly refuted the allegation, saying they had no information about the arrest or detention of Chowdhury Alam.