Bank robbery

The incidents are cause for concern. The way the robbers have been carrying out their plans and getting away with the booty does suggest that they are committing the crimes in a very planned and organised manner.

That they have committed crimes of more or less the same type over the past one month or so is something that the law enforcers need to analyse critically to have a better understanding of what is going on. Maybe, the violent public reaction to mugging, which led to quite a few incidents of lynching, has forced the professional criminals to look for new pastures. So far they have achieved success with their plan of pouncing on financial institutions or offices of business concerns. Clearly, they had to gather detailed information before committing such crimes. So it is obvious that the intelligence network of the law enforcers failed to counter the plans. Since the pattern of crime in the city is apparently changing, the law enforcers also have to change their plans. It is essentially a question of thinking ahead of the criminals.

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The situation, however, cannot improve if the criminals enjoy an edge over the police in firepower and logistic support. The robbers are reported to be using sophisticated weapons and making the best use of the communication devices at their disposal. Again, the law enforcers have to correctly assess the strength of the criminals and prepare themselves accordingly. This is not an area where stern or drastic measures can be postponed without keeping people exposed to organised crime. What must not be forgotten is that people will feel increasingly insecure if police fail to make a quick dent in the crime situation.

The task of the law enforcers must have been made less complicated since reports indicate that the politically influential patrons and godfathers have withdrawn their support, at least to some extent, for the goons. But crimes like robbery, murder, acid throwing and abduction are still being committed on a regular basis. So the onus of proving that they are doing enough to contain the latest wave of crime now rests with the law enforcers themselves.