How are the Sundarbans robbers faring post surrender?
Organized robber gangs were once perhaps more feared than the Royal Bengal Tigers by the local residents, forest officers, and tourists throughout the mangrove forest of Sundarbans. However, with strong incentives of the law enforcement agencies, between 2016 and 2018 at least 328 robbers of 32 groups surrendered, and the government announced the Sundarbans as robber-free in 2018.
Organized robber gangs were once perhaps more feared than the Royal Bengal Tigers by the local residents, forest officers, and tourists throughout the mangrove forest of Sundarbans. However, with strong incentives of the law enforcement agencies, between 2016 and 2018 at least 328 robbers of 32 groups surrendered, and the government announced the Sundarbans as robber-free in 2018.
How do those surrendered robbers lead their lives now? Have they been able to assimilate into society? Have the locals accepted them? Have they been fully rehabilitated?
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. In Straight from Star Newsroom, Naziba Bashar discusses the lives of surrendered robbers with The Daily Star Senior Reporter Mohammad Jamil Khan.