The graph of serious crimes is continuously increasing in Mohali. The biggest matter of concern is that now shootings and gang wars have also started happening. Big gangsters and henchmen working in their gang are being caught from Mohali. Murder is happening every 8 days in Mohali district. In the last 50 days (i.e. from September 1 to October 17), there have been 6 murders in the district while the police have registered three cases of robbery and 14 cases of attempt to murder.
This data is shocking. The occurrence of such serious crimes in one and a half months indicates a crisis in the law and order situation in the city. Like the previous government, criminal incidents have not reduced under the AAP government too. Apart from this, many criminals have been caught with weapons from Mohali border area. Arms smuggling has increased from Madhya Pradesh. These weapons are being used in gang war. However, the arms smugglers caught by the police admitted during interrogation that the arms are smuggled from Madhya Pradesh. The police have not been able to break the Yak network yet. It is believed that the police is catching the criminals and sending them to jail, but new youth are joining the crime world due to which the crimes are also increasing.
Crime increased due to unemployment and drugs
Unemployment and drug addiction are considered to be the major reasons for this. Young people are committing big crimes. Gangsters are luring unemployed youth with money and making them commit crimes like murder, extortion, robbery and firing. Recently, the police have arrested 5 minors who were involved in the firing and murder cases in Zirakpur and Derabassi.
Murder of a person in Jagatpura
On the night of 14th September, a person named Chauhan was murdered by some youth by beating him with a gun in Jagatpura. The young man was only 22 years old. He was murdered due to rivalry. In this case, a case of murder was registered against half a dozen youth in Sohana police station. Some attackers have been caught by the police, some are yet to be arrested.
Murder of painter Mukesh in Dhakoli
On September 24, in Vasant Vihar Phase-3 of Dhakauli, painter Mukesh was killed by a minor by beating him with a brick and a stick and threw the body in a dirty drain. In this case, the police arrested the minor the very next day. The minor committed the murder after abusing him while under the influence of alcohol because he himself was drunk.
Murder of wife in Sector-71
On September 25, Hum Bahadur, a cook in a house in Sector-71, strangled his own wife to death under the influence of alcohol. The accused first showed it to be suicide but when the brother asked to investigate the murder, it was revealed. This case was registered in Mataur police station.
Minor stabbed with knife in Zirakpur
On October 1, a minor youth was stabbed to death by his own friends in front of his mother on the Patiala Chowk (Zirakpur) highway. Deceased Krishna Mehra was only 17 years old. The police had registered a case against two youths. The reason for the murder was that his friends were pressurizing Krishna to commit the crime and he had refused the friends.
Man murdered in Derabassi
On October 5, in Derabassi, angry with the Panchayati order, the accused along with another companion killed Karmjeet Singh, a resident of Rampur Bahal village, by stabbing him in the chest while going for duty. The police had registered a case against the accused Bhinder. The reason for the murder: Due to Bhinder’s behavior not being good, the village Panchayat had issued an order banning him from coming to the village. This Panchayat was organized by Karmjeet. The accused had a grudge against him.
Young man murdered with a knife in Phase-1
On October 14, Suraj, who lived in Phase-1, was stabbed to death. Suraj was murdered on the day of Dussehra when he had gone with friends to watch Balongi Dussehra. A case was registered against unknown person in the murder case at Balongi police station.
