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Attack on accused

The attack on Moninder Singh Pandher and Surender Koli, the accused in the Nithari killings, by an angry crowd on the Ghaziabad court premises does not augur well for a democratic society. But the delay in the judicial process, callousness on the part of the powers that be and the various acquittals for lack of evidence over the years are also factors that have contributed to public anger. The judiciary and the executive should create confidence in the people if such mob fury is to be contained.

N. Divakar,
Mysore

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The police should have been prepared for the huge turnout, given the intense media coverage of the killings. Television channels are also to blame for sensationalising the crime and giving it undue publicity. The case is highly sensitive and the administration should ensure that the trial proceeds smoothly.

Abhishek Mishra,
New Delhi

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It is a matter of shame that the people took the law into their own hands and behaved in an uncivilised manner. As for the police, they failed to save the children at Nithari and now to prevent the violence in court. If the trend continues, the people will lose faith in the police and the judicial system.

Ganti Srikanth,
Visakhapatnam

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The attack on the duo was shocking. Justice demands that adequate protection be accorded to the accused in custody. Again, one is innocent until proved guilty.

K.S. Thampi,
Chennai

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The case would have reached a dead-end had the mob succeeded in lynching the accused. No matter how heinous a crime, the people should not take the law into their own hands.

J. Anantha Padmanabhan,
Srirangam

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Had the two died, the truth behind the crimes could never have been unearthed. If the people start taking the law into their own hands, what are courts for?

K. Venkatachari,
Pollachi

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The attack was yet another incident that could have been avoided. Moninder and Surender should live to face trial. Only then can the whole truth behind the gruesome killings — the cause and those behind them — be uncovered. Videoconferencing may help in such sensitive cases, so that the accused are not exposed to the crowd.

R. Murali Kumar,
Srirangam

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The incident comes as no surprise. The two deserve the most stringent punishment. Not only Moninder and Surender but all corrupt leaders should also be attacked like this. For how long can we wait for justice? Thousands of cases are pending before courts and victims waiting endlessly for justice. Do they have any option other than taking the law into their hands?

Shailesh Kumar,
Bangalore

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It may be wrong to take the law into our own hands. But we live in a country where the administration of justice takes decades. The government should understand the anger of the victims of injustice.

M.M. Kale,
Kakinada

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There are some who justify the attack. They can as well demand that the case be closed and ask the police to hand the accused over to them.

Balvinder Singh,
Chandigarh

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