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Mobile courts hit road to nab adulterators

The Daily Star reports prompt home ministry action

Staff Correspondent
TWo mobile courts today begin a round-the-year operations to hunt down unscrupulous traders who spray chemicals on fruits, a serious health concent.
"We're very alarmed at this (sprayingofchemi cals) and we want it to be checked immediately," State Minister for Home Lutfozzarnan Babar saidyesterday.
"The mobile courts will work regularly from now on," Babar told reporters after a high-level meeting
on law and order at the home minis-try.
The courts, each headed by a metropolitan magistrate, will primarily work in the capital. T\vo platoons of police and four vehicles will be kept ready round-the-clock to rush to the spot to arrest dishonest traders.
The move came after trial raids on Tuesday when 12 people were held with chemically poisoned mangoes in. Old Dhaka. A mobile court sentenced five of them to six months' imprisonment.
The home ministry had ordered i the raids. ‘
TheDailyStaronHiesdaycarriea a report titled 'Food tainted with toxiccolours,riskymixings'. ’
Experts said traders use carbide for artificial ripening and preserVa-tionoffruits.especiallymango. /
"Mixinghazardous chemicals isa punishable act for which the offender could be awarded a maximum of six months' imprisonment," said Magistrate Mamttn-Al-Rashid, who headed the mobile Close circuit televisions (CCTV) will be set up to watch the movement of the market-goers, the meeting decided.
Deputy commissioners (DCs) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police have been instructed to supervise setting up the CCTV by market committees.
Burglars took away gold ornaments weighing about 450 tolas and worth around Tk 50 lakh from a jewellery shop at Rapa Plaza. The meeting was told that the gang was identified and one of its members arrested in Bhairab.
Noting that in most cases stolen vehicles are taken to different garages in and around the capital, especially in Old Dhaka, Savar, Tongi and Gazipur, the meeting decided to ask garage owners in the areas to prepare a list of vehicles at each garage with names of the owners. Police will check the list whenever they think necessary.
Meanwhile, the newly formed highway police has been tasked with checking robbery on the highways.
Yesterday's meeting was told that Rab personnel caught 50 highway robbers recently.
Participants in the meeting pointed out that most accidents take place due to reckless driving and high speed of vehicles.
Speed limits of 80 kph will be shown at intersections on the highways soon and vehicles will be asked not to cross the limit, the meeting decided.
It also ordered strengthening security in the river routes to stop robbery in boats and small ships carrying sand and other goods, and killing of the boatmen and employees in many cases. It asked the customs authorities to work out and implement steps to stop robbery in river routes, especially in Bhola and Laxmipur.
Community policing will be launched in Dhanmondi in a month, and in other areas of the capital later.
The meeting decided to reward Rab-4 for its success in arresting top criminal Arman Khan.
Home Secretary Safar Raj
Hossain, Inspector General of Police Abdul Quayum, director generals of Bangladesh Rifles, Ansar, Rab and Coast Guard, deputy inspector general of highway police and DMP Commissioner SM Mizanur Rahman were present at the meeting.