Criminals out of control in Kerala following police' failure to crack down on crimes and collusion with hooligans

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Criminals are disturbing the peace and questioning the law and order of the state. Most of the accused who should in preventive detention are out freely. The latest act of demonization was the murder of an ordinary youth named Akhil (22) at Karamana in Thiruvananthapuram.

The rampage of criminals in the state has become uncontrollable again with the failure to monitor the criminals within the respective station limits and lapse in remanding the hardened criminals using the KAAPA Act.

Crimes in two weeks

1. Goons beat up people including former panchayat member at bus stand in Aluva's Chowwara

2. In Thrissur's Cherpu, a young man who intervened in a fight between father and son was beaten to pulp by goons

3. A couple killed a migrant worker in Perinthalmanna

4. A man was stabbed to death in a dispute over a bike parked in the middle of the road near Ernakulam.

5. In Muvattupuzha, the son killed his mother by tying a shawl around her neck and strangulating her

Karamana crime

The police are mere spectators as the criminal group that committed a similar murder in Karamana in 2019 is rampaging through the capital once again. There is a strong allegation that the police are yielding to gangsters and drug mafia gangs.

Growth of young hooligans

Those who become part of criminal gangs at an young age is increasing. Most of the accused are under the age of 25 who are addicted to alcohol and drugs. Family environment, political support and chemical addiction are paving their way to crimes.

KAAPA

KAAPA can be imposed if a person is involved in a one case punishable by five years, two cases punishable by one to five years or three cases are at trial stage. A seven-year criminal history check will also be conducted. There are many such people. However, the hooligans are now saved through deliberate mistakes in the application to the Collector who order preventive detention. The police have a strong system to support it.

Most of the stations do not have 7-year data of gangsters and habitual offenders.

Police officers generally say that they do not have time to do things related to criminals as they are busy with VIP duty and escort.