An audacious carjacking

A daring carjacking on the Tejgaon-Bijoy Sarani Flyover, during which one of the victims was shot in the abdomen, indicates that carjacking gangs may be resurfacing in the city. The two young men who were going to old town for Sehri in a car, were blocked by a vehicle with four men who lost no time in grabbing the car keys, pulling them out of their car, beating them and critically injuring one of the victims, before rushing off with the car. It is known that during the month of Ramadan up until Eid, criminal gangs become active with the flood of Eid shoppers rushing to the stores carrying large amounts of cash. With the recent trend of people going out for Sehri, criminal gangs have now another target. 

Since many of these crimes are carried out by carjacking and hijacking rings, the law enforcers should not find it all that difficult to identify and catch them. Law enforcing agencies should use their intelligence units and their network of informants to stop these vicious crimes. In the past there have been many cases of carjackings and muggings where law enforcers have managed to not only retrieve the stolen goods but also catch some of the culprits. 

Greater vigilance on the streets is also a growing necessity, more so in this season. If needed there should be a larger deployment of police patrols, especially on the highways, which become quite deserted during the early morning hours. Street lights must all be lit and the police must be prompt about catching these criminals who carry firearms and are capable of causing grievous harm to their victims.