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The dead tells no tale
One shot dead. Unidentified gunmen guns down trader. etc etc. These are the headlines that have been hitting the local newspapers for quite a while and in each of this story there is a similar trend, that the victim was called out by some unidentified men and later found shot dead, with the hands tied and blindfolded and so on.
While in some cases some organizations particularly underground organizations have claimed responsibility for the killing and spelt out the reason behind the annihilation of the particular person, majority of the cases remain unsolved and unexplained and no one knows Why Mr. X or Y was done to death. It is not only the unexplained and unsolved killings that have been grabbing media attention but also extortions, lootings and yes abductions even in the middle of the capital city.
While the authority may subscribe such unexplained killings and other mundane crimes to the fragile law and order situation (read militancy) we are tempted to say that not all these cases should be read along the problem of militancy but can be attributed to the failure of the intelligence network operating in the State. The rising crime graph in the capital city more than shows that the intelligence agencies may have failed to live up to its expected duties.
Just to quote two recent examples. In the night of June 27 a 16 year old student was shot dead at Khurai Ningthoubung Leikai while on June 24 the proprietor of Satya Book Store, Chanambam lbungochouba was shot dead by unidentified gunmen. Here too the familiar tale of being called out or summoned by unidentified persons rings through the two cases. While family members of the student said that he was called out by two unidentified persons from his home, the proprietor of Satya Book Store was reportedly summoned through the telephone. We know the Police Department is stretched to its limit to discharge its duty but what we would like to ask here is how effective is the intelligence network operating in the State?
Plans have already been set into motion to replace the AK assault rifles series in the police commandos' arsenal by the more sophisticated and more efficient INSAS Rifles to combat militancy, but the question we would like to raise now is how effective will that be if the intelligence network remains slothful ? We are not only talking about tackling militancy but also about 'normal crimes' like abduction, looting and yes unexplained killing.
Mark our words. No force, however well equipped, will succeed in its-task if its intelligence network is poor and it would do a whole lot of good if a little more attention is paid to the intelligence agencies operating here. It is in recognition of this need that the Central Intelligence Department was set up in all the States of the- Indian Union to assist the police and provide key information on crime and criminal activities.
In as much as the Police Department is there to enforce the rule of law, we are of the opinion that it is the duty of the CID to prevent crime by providing information. By this we do not mean that the CID or all the intelligence agencies have totally failed to deliver there are still room for improvement and a little study to find out and detect the short comings within these intelligence agencies will certainly help in keeping criminal activities under check.
Of course, the cooperation of the public is of utmost importance in helping the police crack a case, but the question again arises, 'Why is the public hesitant to approach the police or unwilling to provide all relevant information in the even of a crime taking place? There is no easy answer to this and the best course is to chart out ways to better the interaction between the police and the public. For the moment the people will have to put up with unexplained and unsolved killings. Remember the dead tells no tale.
(Courtesy: The Sangai Express)
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