Security of life hits a new low

The dastardly murder of Khandakar Masudur Rahman, 34, an owner of Splinter Security Service goes to prove that no business place is immune to the murderous assault of hired killers. Imagine the ironic signal being put across to people by this murder at a supposedly self-protected security agency office, and that too, in broad daylight!

This is basically a tragic indictment on the law and order situation encouraging criminals to finish off the targeted person at the time and place of their own choosing.

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A needle of suspicion is pointed to one of the deceased service provider's partners. It is also reported that the case is allegedly being sought to be deflected off-course by vested quarters. That is part of the case handling reality in the post-murder situation often rendered murky by different imputations of motives and the like. Only a scooping police investigation, forensic for the most part, can reveal the truth.

It should not be difficult for the police to track down the 'hired killers' so as to find out who masterminded the murder. Yes, it may not be physically possible for the police to eave-drop on business houses or residences of the partners in trade to follow the brewing of any untoward plotting etc. But two things can help matters immensely: first, finding out the culprit and prosecuting him in a legalistically fool-proof manner; and second, handing out a conviction to the guilty. Law and order is strengthened every time appropriate punishment to the culprit.