"CRIME GRIPS AAM ADMI"
Crime is on the rise. While the blame game continues, it is the common man who is at the receiving end
Rape of minors, babies being kidnapped and violent crime against random strangers are on the increase. This is a frightening aspect of life in the Capital. As citizens get wary and weary of the statistics, the chilling anxiety is that it is tightening its grip each day. No citizen is safe today. And the natural reaction is for the pubic to blame the cops for the collapse in the law and order situation in the city.
Yet Delhi is unique. It’s police force is not controlled by the State Government. So, blaming the local MLA is of little use, even though angry neighbours very often vent their anger at their representatives. Despite efforts by the Government to involve citizens in keeping a check over crime in their area is not having the desired effect. In fact, today, the neighbours hardly interact with each other. Everybody is busy with his life. So the onus of safeguarding the citizens falls on the police.
With the growing crime, the question is whether the police is equipped to handle the increasing crime graph? We are well aware that there is shortage of trained personnel, equipment and training resources. Take the example of verification of domestic help in the city. Though everybody knows that is is extremely important and necessary to get the help’s background verified, the delay means that those who are desperately looking for domestic help say goodbye to the system. But that doesn’t mean that even after verification, people are safe in their homes.
Despite the citizen’s demand for better policing, the answers are slow to come by. Politicians blame the cops and the police blames lack of infrastructure. The result — it is the common man who is at the receiving end.
Everyday the newspapers are full of heinous crimes being committed. But what does one do? Nothing — the cops say they are investigating, the victim’s families do not trust the police. The rich pull strings, use their influence and get their way. And the aam admi continues to suffer in the hope that some day the Government will wake up and understand their plight. And ensure that the police has the proper manpower and equipment to check the crime.
And then there is the big divided between the rich and the poor. People with no money want to get rich quickly. Purse and chain snatching, theft in homes, murdering people for money have become commonplace. Vulgar display of the wealth leads to frustration and under such circumstances he is willing to do anything.
It is very unfortunate that while the rich spend crores of weddings and other luxury items, the poor can’t even afford one decent meal a day. It is even sadder to see small children begging at the red lights selling flowers or books or offering to clean the car with their dirty rags. This is definitely not a good sign and if the Government can curb this, then half the problems would be over.
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