A barbaric record set

The sequence of events reads mind-boggling from the beginning to the end but nothing to match the cruelty meted out to the child as the last act. The story is that a mindless group of campaigners chased some supporters of the AL candidate into the house of Ali, beat them up, manhandled the family members and vandalised the house. At one stage, they snatched the girl from her mother and threw her on to the fire.

The family's agony is far from over. In fact, this has only multiplied thereby typifying the multi-faceted ordeal an aggrieved family has to undergo in the wake of the first blow of vendetta received by it. In the case of Roksana's father, the police would not entertain the complaint unless the name of the BNP candidate's brother was dropped. Then, the gangsters threatened her father to leave the capital with his daughter who was admitted to DMCH for treatment or face dire consequences. The police must provide protection to them.

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The criminals are clearly identifiable. They must be brought to book for a number of offences after an effective investigation is made into them.