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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