Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Sheikh Sajjat Ali said on Monday that incidents of mugging and robbery were reported to be on the rise in the capital.
Detective Branch and local police have been instructed to remain vigilant to tackle these crimes, he said at a press briefing at DMP media centre on Minto Road in the capital.
He also said that 鈥榯rade鈥� was being done as far as cases related to deaths in the July-August mass uprising were concerned.
He also said that action had been taken against a police officer in the Mohammadpur area on Sunday for allegedly being involved in such an incident.
鈥業ndividuals should only be brought to book if evidence links them to the incident,鈥� he added.
鈥業t will be difficult to stop extortion if the people do not resist it. Please do not pay such 鈥榯oll鈥�. We, the police, will stand by the people鈥檚 side,鈥� he said.
The commissioner also claimed that more than 80,000 of the around two lakh police members were recruited based on their political affiliations in the past 15 year.
鈥業n the past 15 years, various forms of scrutiny were done during appointments to determine the political affiliations of the candidates, as well as those of their fathers, grandfathers, and even ancestors,鈥�
As a result, 80,000 to 90,000 of the two lakh police members were recruited through this process, he said, adding, 鈥榃e cannot simply ask 80,000 to 90,000 police personnel to leave.鈥�
He apologised to the residents of Dhaka and the people of the country for DMP鈥檚 unprofessional conduct during the July-August quota reform student movement.
The commissioner said that actions were taken against responsible officials over the DMP鈥檚 unprofessional actions at that time.
At the briefing, he emphasised other issues, including the current law and order situation in Dhaka, traffic management and the steps being taken by the police to address these challenges.
