Intolerable cruelty of people

A report by this paper on May 7 carried the picture of a young man tied to the front bumper of a truck   on the Natore-Bogra higway. The picture was taken by a reporter belonging to Daily Jugantor who had been travelling on the same highway and the horror of the situation caught his eye. The man had apparently been accused of stealing and the people who caught him asked a passing truck to mete out a punishment so barbaric that it defies imagination. The truck is registered in Kushtia and the number plate reads Ta-11-1307. So, the truck was cruising on the highway with this hapless man tied to the front grill, an attempt perhaps to teach him the lesson of a lifetime!

Was it any wonder that the man was scared out of his wits? What would have happened had the ropes come undone? What would have been the man's fate had that truck had an accident? How can people behave in such a barbaric manner is beyond us! If a man is caught stealing or is suspected of theft, are we then to treat him in such a manner? There is such a thing called law and the simplest thing would have been to hand him over to the nearest police station. But no, we believe in mob justice. This act goes far beyond mob beating or lynching. It goes to show how cruel we have become as a people. The police must track down both the vehicle and the people who were involved in this act and they should face justice for the treatment received by this man.