Macabre policing
We were appalled at the barbaric police assault on the photojournalists in Chittagong. The police showed savage brutality to drive away the journalists from the stadium. The police force led by an officer swooped on the agitating photojournalists. The salvo was really egregious, bestial and nefarious. The untoward incident indicates that we are living in a police state. The scene of the police attack was horrible and shocking. We became shell-shocked when we saw that an officer took part in the attack. He punched a senior most photographer. The police failed to handle the situation adroitly, rather they showed their bellicose and barbaric instincts. We came to know that the DC has been closed already and the government is going to form a judicial probe body to investigate the matter neutrally. The offence of the police is culpable and they need to be given exemplary punishment to prevent repetition of such incidents in future. We hope that the probe body will delve into the case meticulously,
The culprits must not go unpunished.
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