Domestic Police

As crime continues its upwardly mobile trend in Kolkata, this time with the murder of Tara Chand and Sarda Banka, in a highrise, it is not just the police who are supposed to maintain law and order in Kolkata. If the citizens are not responsible enough towards their own safety, no way can a handful of men in white ensure their immunity from untoward incidents. The problem is particularly threatening in the city's posh high-rises, where often elderly people are left stranded, only to be exploited by the shrewd domestic helps, who often seek to adhere to the dictum of 'self-help is the best policy' by hook or by crook, making an 'unreal mockery' of humane considerations. However, notwithstanding whatever amount of callousness on the part of the ever-busy but never-ready citizens, the police should be able to track down the miscreants, especially when such crimes are showing definite trends.