Asad, the son of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, should have paid for his crimes – through due process. This isn’t the way to eliminate mafia rule. Failure of courts to intervene only emboldens trigger-happy police in the Yogi administration, even as a sensationalist media coverage hailing the encounter adds to the spectacle.
Bathinda firing a serious security lapse. Army should set in place hard remedial measures
The killing of four soldiers at the Bathinda Military Camp and failure to identify culprits is a serious security lapse. The killings were preceded by the stealing of an INSAS rifle and a magazine which shows a critical gap in SOPs. The Army should set in place hard remedial measures.