Police vigilance
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
IT is a common sight in the city to see the men of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) stopping cars and other vehicles and searching them. But one is led to questioning the merit of this form of search when even a child probably understands that hardened criminals would not be so foolish as to move about openly in vehicles with their unauthorised arms or looted goods before the very nose of the police. Specially, after knowing about the checkpoints, they would not move so freely at all.
Even under normal conditions, the criminals adopt ingenious ways like using 'burqa'-clad females to strap arms and smuggled good on to their bodies for transporting these from one place to another. Sometimes, illegal arms and goods are put at the bottom of crates carrying fish, fruits and other perishables to avoid their detection. When the criminals are so clever, should not the police match their wits with appropriate innovative actions than going for virtually ineffectual operation of checkpoints on the roads ?
The countering of crimes and catching of criminals in the present context call for innovative police operations relying on the detective branch of the police to know about the whereabouts of the criminals to be able to go after them. The police and their detective branch must move unconventionally and in the areas where criminals are expected to tread. Only then, their drive against criminals would look properly targeted and could lead to notable success.
Zahid Hossain
Uttara,
Dhaka.
Even under normal conditions, the criminals adopt ingenious ways like using 'burqa'-clad females to strap arms and smuggled good on to their bodies for transporting these from one place to another. Sometimes, illegal arms and goods are put at the bottom of crates carrying fish, fruits and other perishables to avoid their detection. When the criminals are so clever, should not the police match their wits with appropriate innovative actions than going for virtually ineffectual operation of checkpoints on the roads ?
The countering of crimes and catching of criminals in the present context call for innovative police operations relying on the detective branch of the police to know about the whereabouts of the criminals to be able to go after them. The police and their detective branch must move unconventionally and in the areas where criminals are expected to tread. Only then, their drive against criminals would look properly targeted and could lead to notable success.
Zahid Hossain
Uttara,
Dhaka.