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Having
met Dr. Papiya Ghosh in the U.S a few years
back, I was following with keen interest the
progress of the case and some of the readers'
responses in your columns. My heartfelt
condolences to the family of the bereaved
professor.
The work Dr. Ghosh had been doing would have
brought kudos to the academicians in Bihar
because it was a pioneering work on one of the
uncharted subjects in the post partition era of
the state. But cruel hands nipped that effort in
the bud.
But that was not the intention of writing this
letter. Look at the news emanating daily from
Bihar, take your own patnadaily.com. Four out
five news items are crime related. What message
of Bihar are we giving to the investors and to
people outside Bihar? No I do not accept that
the media is ganged up against Bihar. I can say
from personal experience, that I did not feel
safe after sunset.
Our new Chief Minister is undoubtedly trying his
best to improve things, but it seems time is
against him. He and his team of administrators
have yet to instill confidence and sense of
security among the people. Why should the name
of Patna ever be listed as the crime capital of
India? Police and administrative efficiency must
be raised many notches up, crimes must be
investigated and their perpetrators brought to
justice at quickest possible time. Delays
without valid reason are perceived by people as
a form of shielding the culprits, or 'sweeping
issues under the carpet', which Bihar has often
been accused of.
The brutal murder of an innocent and respected
person like Dr. Papiya Ghosh is a pointer in
this direction. I read that 4 persons have been
arrested, and 2 more are yet to be nabbed. That
was over two weeks back, but then what ? People
have a right to know, because those murderers
are still at large, and many more who are
mingling with the public are watching the
outcome.
Dr. Ghosh's murder is indeed a very sad event,
but it's a wake-up call if a renaissance in
Bihar is to come about.
Is anyone listening?
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