The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The metropolitan police will soon launch a special drive to nab muggers in the city.

This was disclosed by Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Naim Ahmad at the monthly crime review meeting at Rajarbagh Police Lines yesterday afternoon.

"Incident of muggings in the city increased compared to May. "That doesn't mean the law and order situation has deteriorated. "Crime is inevitable here and elsewhere in the world," he said and added, "It will remain until the day of Qayamat but the law enforcers are trying to bring it under control."

"The muggers are usually active in the cities. DMP has therefore decided to deploy plain clothes patrol teams to ensure security of the people living in the metropolitan areas," the DMP Commissioner added.

Some 33 muggings and 62 robberies occurred in the month of June, while the figures were 18 and 42 respectively in May.