Dreadful incident
The Himalayan Times
12 October 2017
Dreadful
incident
The shocking news about the killing
of FCAN President Gauchan by gun shot in broad day light in the capital city on
Monday afternoon spread like a wildfire among the business community making
them feel unsafe in the capital city where the law and order situation is
stronger as compared to other parts of Nepal “FCAN President Gauchan shot dead”
(THT, October 24, Page 1). This unfortunate incident raises concern about the
availability of small arms in the hands of assailants who brutally kill their
fellow citizens for their ill purpose. What a shameful act is this? If Gauchan
was asked for the donation by the suspected people, was it necessary to shoot
him for not complying with their threat?
This particular incident reminds us
of the brutal killing of a Supreme Court justice Ran Bahadur Bam who was shot
dead in May 2012 near the UN Park on the bank of Bagmati River while he was
being driven to his workplace in the morning rush hours. Likewise, media
entrepreneur Jamim Shah was shot dead in Lazimpat in broad daylight in February
2010. The assailants were caught by the police after a number of years of the
incidents. It is not definitely easy for the police department to maintain law
and order situation intact. However, this kind of incident shows that the
government and the concerned authorities need to be more vigilant towards the
control of small arms for which a stringent rule and policy may require to be put
in place if it is not in place so far.
It seems that this unwanted
situation must have sacred the business community and, they must have felt
unsecure. It is yet to be seen how this unfortunate situation is handled by the
government and the police department. This incident in the core area was a
threat to doing business in the country as opined by FNCCI.
Rai
Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj
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