Home Adviser for creating awareness to stop mob justice

Today, Home Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chwodhury (retd) emphasized the importance of raising public knowledge in order to prevent mob justice.

“It is not possible all the time to control mob justice by the law enforcement agencies. So, it is required to create awareness among the people to stop the recurrence of mob justice. We are taking those involved in mob justice into custody,” he said while replying to a question about the government measures to put an end to mob justice.

 He claimed that in order to prevent future instances of mob justice, law enforcement organizations are now more proactive and watchful.

After visiting the Tourist Police Headquarters at Fareast Tower on Topkhana Road in this city, the Home Adviser was chatting with reporters.

He urged parents and other family members to watch over their kids to prevent negative things like mob justice.

According to him, the media can be extremely helpful in raising awareness about the need to end mob justice. In response to a query concerning the ordinary people’s right to search homes in Gulshan, Jahangir stated that only law enforcement personnel are authorized to perform searches.

Replying to a query about measures taken for stopping robberies on the highways ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr, Jahangir said they have asked the law enforcers to become more active in stopping robberies. 

The Home Adviser said it is required to overhaul the Tourist Police with recruiting required manpower, giving vehicles and permanent head-office on its own land. 

In response to a question concerning steps taken to prevent highway robberies before Eid-ul-Fitr, Jahangir stated that they had requested that law enforcement adopt a more proactive approach to preventing robberies.

According to the Home Advisor, the Tourist Police must be reorganized by hiring the necessary personnel, providing vehicles, and setting up a permanent headquarters on its own property.

“Tourism has been playing a vital role in the country’s economy. So, it required transforming the Tourist Police into a time-befitting force,” he added.