The allegations raised against the police commandos involved in the killing of N Binoy on November 13 evening merit serious deliberations.
A final decision may be taken after a thorough probe, but let's also keep in mind that the version put forth by the police for the killing looks more like a half baked theory and far from the truth.
The stand of the police is that Binoy was shot dead when he tried to snatch a gun from them.
This sounds ridiculous. No sane man will ever try to snatch a gun from a team of police commandos.
If the police commandos think they can hoodwink the people by cooking up such fantastic stories, then they are living in fantasy.
The reality is the people are petrified of any armed men, including police commandos and no unarmed man will ever even entertain the idea of challenging a group of armed police commandos.
Maybe the State Government should also conduct a test to see the lying proficiency of the candidates whenever they recruit any police commandos in the future !
Now that Chief Minister O Ibobi is back, we expect the Government to do what is expected.
Conduct a speedy investigation into the case and suspend the commandos concerned during the course of the investigation.
If the allegations are found true, then penalise them according the law of the land.
It is as simple as this or does the Government expect the people to believe the half cooked version of the police commandos ?
The family members and the JAC formed in connection with the death of N Binoy have also come out with their side of the story.
Binoy was intercepted while he was on his way back home after being released from Sajiwa jail. He had spent a year in jail under the National Security Act for being a member of the proscribed PREPAK.
A home coming that never was, is how the story of Binoy has ended, scripted by none else but by Government agencies and there can be no ground to justify the killing of Binoy.
A single unarmed man attacking a team of police commandos is unthinkable in the first place and secondly even if Binoy had tried to snatch the gun, where was the need to open fire.
A team of fully abled police commandos could have easily over powered a single man, who had just come out from jail.
There is also a question that needs to be addressed.
Why Binoy was waylaid by the police commandos ?
Was there any other case pending against Binoy that it was necessary to pick up again ?
The police cannot hide from the fact that a gross injustice has been committed.
Tackling the armed movement is not only about eliminating hard core militants and busting their hide outs. It is also about winning the trust and confidence of the people.
However with some trigger happy elements in the State police force, this is a pipe dream.
The think tank of the State Police Department and the policy makers of the State need to seriously study and work out some long term plan to refurbish the image of the men in khakis.
It should be made clear that the police commandos are not licensed to kill.
The task at the moment is to deliver justice and secondly, an in depth study should be conducted to see what can be done to drill some sense and humanity into all the police personnel.
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