CRIME

Ali's who runs an international drug network in several countries is on the most wanted list of Delhi Police. Ali's name first cropped up when a South African national arrested in January 2012 spilled the beans about his role as an international drug dealer. Since then Delhi police keeps hearing about his involvement in crimes but has never been able to lay its hands on him. Ali rarely comes out in the open and contacts his associates through the internet.

South Asia suffered the most on account of terrorism in 2019 for the second year in a row with more lives being lost due to terrorism than anywhere else in the world.

Mizoram in northeast India has emerged as the biggest hub for all kinds of smuggled goods - drugs, gold and guns in South Asia.

Delhi is becoming increasingly unsafe for women. Be it public transport, busy roads or secluded lanes during peak hours and otherwise, there is some ruffian waiting to pounce her, pinch her or comments on her. Every women has just two choices - one, to retaliate and two, look for the shortest route home

Forensic science must be stripped of the ‘undeserving aura’, that it has assumed for the simple reason that hitherto no one has challenged it

Narco-tests have been formally discredited in USA, UK and other countries for being unscientific as well as serious legal implications

Children are no longer “innocent”. In the Nirbhaya case a juvenile inserted the iron rod. Even in the Shakti Mills case - two of the five rapists were juveniles. How would you feel if the rapist of your daughter came back to live in the same colony after three years in the correction home?

The real reason for rising crimes in India is the change in its policy. Today India with 800 million youth in the country below 35 years of age is the youngest country in the world.71% literacy also is in this youth population only.

All this is just a tip of the iceberg. An increasing number of cases are being reported today, where hackers are trying to attack the servers of government and large companies to access confidential and medical information before demanding ransom.

Over 100 people were killed and 221 severely wounded in the suicide bomb attack in Peshawar making it one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in recent history. What Pakistan is facing today is its karma—you cannot keep on exporting terror and hope to be immune to it.

The international borders in the North east is extremely porous and allows cross border infiltration and smuggling of arms. Dimapur in Nagaland is a hub for smuggled sophisticated arms from across the border, especially Myanmar. Mizoram is another major conduit for smuggled arms.

The Indian police is unsympathetic, rough and humiliating; at their worst, they kill people in custodial torture or fake encounters.