Jumbangla Desk : Crime suddenly increased across the country after the student uprising. Police evaluations—rooted in juvenile gangs. Starting from murder, drug trade, robbery, robbery, extortion, land grabbing, these criminals are also harassing women whenever they get a chance. The situation is like this, whenever such anti-social activities happen in any spot of the country including the capital Dhaka, their name is being mentioned at the beginning.
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To deal with the situation, the police has made a new list of thousands of juvenile criminals and has already embarked on an operation to arrest them. Several police reports have revealed such negative information about juvenile criminals.
According to the previous government's law enforcement agencies , at least 127 youth gang groups were active in the capital before last April. There were 237 across the country.
The members of these gangs were more than two thousand. Every police station had their list. According to the police's claim, that list was also destroyed as most of the police stations in the country were destroyed by sabotage before and after August 5. A new list of juvenile gangs is now being prepared for related reasons.
Crime analysts say that, as the level of juvenile crime is increasing recently, it is necessary to take more stringent measures to control it. Juvenile prison system can be introduced if necessary. Juvenile correctional centers can be developed to enable them to conduct correctional programs in a more timely manner. However, in addition to the police, local public representatives, teachers and parents should also come forward to eradicate this juvenile gang.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has already ordered all the unit heads of the police to take a new list as juvenile gangs have become a headache again. Moinul Islam.
10 people were killed in Mohammadpur of the capital in three months. The police found evidence of the involvement of juvenile criminals in most of these murders. Hafizur Rahman, Inspector (Investigation) of Mohammadpur Police Station said that more than 150 criminals, most of whom are between 15 and 21 years of age, have been caught in the operation of the joint forces in a few days.
Meanwhile, on October 28, a youth gang rehearsed with weapons in Chandpur town and they hacked two people. Later, police raids led by District Additional Superintendent of Police (Sadar Circle) Yasir Arafat arrested eight juveniles.
Earlier on the evening of October 27, Rashed (15), a schoolboy from Dhalirghat area, was seriously injured in a clash between two groups of juvenile gangs in Chayabani area of Chandpur. Earlier on the night of October 26, Sifat Patwari, an eighth grade student of Al-Amin Academy School and College, was seriously injured in an attack by a gang of teenagers while listening to Waj at Puranbazar Jafarabad in the city.
In Chittagong, the excesses of teenage gang members have also come into discussion. According to the police, there were 57 juvenile gangs in Chittagong during the previous government. The activities of this gang in Rajshahi, Jessore, Barisal and other districts and police stations are raising concerns. Especially after August 5, due to the increase in youth gang violence across the country, police, RAB and district administration also held several meetings.
Police and local sources say that the law and order system deteriorated after the change of government. Especially in Mohammadpur of the capital, robberies, robberies, thefts and murders are constantly increasing. Drug peddlers' dominance around the Bihari camp has also led to incidents of gunfire. Several local residents claimed that there are more than 1,000 youth members in 20 groups in Mohammadpur.
According to sources, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has 150 fixed and mobile check posts as well as 300 motorcycle teams and 250 patrol teams active in the area.
According to law enforcement agencies, in the last 10 years, 85 lives have been lost due to youth gang culture and senior-junior conflicts in the capital. There were several high-profile murders. According to sources, a teenager named Anik was killed due to an internal dispute in Sector Seven of Uttara on May 27, 2015, early in the gang violence. After this, on January 6, 2018, Adnan Kabir, a class nine student, was killed in a domestic dispute between Disco Boys and Nine Star Group in Uttara. Basically, after Adnan's murder, police and RAB found the existence of half a hundred youth gangs in different areas of the capital including Uttara.
Crime analyst Noor Khan said, if juvenile criminals cannot be controlled, crime will increase in the society. Earlier juvenile delinquents were reckless, engaging in all kinds of criminal activities. Now again their activity is visible. Increasing anxiety.
Rejoan Biswas
