Pathological disorder

They destroyed vehicles owned by people who were by no means responsible for the accident. Public property is also damaged for no reason whatsoever. Such rampaging obstructs traffic for hours together and, again, the innocents suffer. Finally, violence creates panic and life is disrupted all around. Moreover, it belittles the memory of the dead.

Regrettably, many such post-mishap attacks were carried out in the past on vehicles as a possible way of releasing the anger caused by an accident. But nothing has been done to stop such mob frenzy.

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The best way of handling the situation is to cordon off the area after an accident. That would require a quick deployment of the law enforcers which shouldn't be difficult to ensure on a short notice. This is how such situations are handled in big cities around the world. Given the recurrent incidence of street violence, it is absolutely necessary that the home ministry top brass devise a response or reflex mechanism to get an accident spot and thereabouts cordoned off in quick time.

Since a whole mob is not easily punishable they take advantage of the crowded anonymity to go about their destructive forays unafraid of consequences. An awareness campaign should be mounted on radio and TV to sensitize people about the self-destructive consequences for the society if any of its segment should take law into its own hands.