Editorial
Jamaluddin's rescue awaited with bated breath
Who is not running out of patience?
It would be difficult to count how many raids have been conducted by the combined force in the forests of Chittagong. That's where businessman Jamaluddin Ahmed Chowdhury has reportedly been hidden ever since his abduction almost 40 days ago. But how could his abductors elude the supposedly stretched out arm of law for such a long time? There has been reshuffle in the police administration, investigation has changed hands many times, top brass of the police said that his whereabouts were known, and that he would be rescued shortly -- but he still remains untraceable, missing. His family awaits his return just as they have been for more than a month. Can anyone in the administration say, why? All the raids, all the steps, all the assurances that we have been reading about in the newspapers have simply turned futile.The protracted manhunt has drawn a blank for everyone to see. It's been a meaningless chase so far despite the speculated leads in the case publicised with aplomb from time to time. Returning empty-handed after every raid has become a regular feature for the law enforcers. Something seems seriously wrong with the way the chase has been conducted. Either the criminals have been outsmarting the law enforcers or the law enforcers themselves have no clue on what to do next. Curiously, it's like searching a needle in haystack. It is of the essence in a manhunt like this that the success element is built into it insofar as ferreting out the culprits and rescuing the kidnapped go. This case has been so high profile -- politically and otherwise, that we all thought it would come to an end sooner than later. But if the expectation is belied there, then what lies in store for some other kidnapped person? Police should also keep their plans of raids secret, otherwise advance reports would only set them back further. After all that has happened, just in case if it is revealed that Jamaluddin is no more -- would anyone answer what could be worse than that? We join the nation in hoping he is rescued at the soonest.
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