Zakir Azad, Cumilla

Cumilla city and suburbs are hostage to gang culture. An organized group of school and college-going teenagers is becoming formidable under the umbrella of the so-called 'big brothers' in all those areas. All these teenagers are involved in various types of immoral activities. Unethical incidents, including murders, are taking place in broad daylight.

They are getting the courage to be reckless with the direct and indirect support of the so-called elder brothers by virtue of going to the marches and meetings of the political parties. At least 10 gangs including Eagle Star, RGS are running in Cumilla . In the beginning, their activities were limited to running on motorcycles with honking horns, harassing girls on the roadside and getting involved in minor local problems.

In the later stages, these juvenile gangs gradually indulged in passion and debauchery like extortion, robbery, smoking in public, consumption of ganja and murder. In the incident.

There are conflicts. Last Thursday in Cumilla , a school student was injured in a stabbing by a gang of teenagers in the city's Cumilla City Park. The name of the student who was stabbed by the gang members. known He is the son of Mojibur Islam of Chanpur village of Cumilla Panchthubi union. Locals complained that several boys were chatting on the east side of the park since morning, suddenly they got involved in a fight among themselves. Maruf's legs and stomach were stabbed by his friends.

Maruf was seen lying on the park road with blood dripping from his leg. Later, Maruf was taken to Cumilla Medical College Hospital by some locals. The incident has reignited panic across the city as the police and district administration stepped up after the brutal killing of two students by a gang of teenagers last year.
They have become formidable under the patronage of the so-called 'big brothers'.. 'Kishore gangs' are forming to do various misdemeanors such as walking in groups in neighborhoods, hanging out in front of schools and colleges, practicing on motorcycles, harassing young women, consuming drugs in groups, cutting hair in one style. Day by day they are becoming terrible.

These groups are being formed on social media Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, Twitter. Starting with crimes like eviction, they end up committing rape, looting, violence, drug use and drug dealing, and murder with stab wounds.

The police are concerned about the appearance of the teenagers. At least 10 gangs including Rax, X CSHS, LR N, Modern School One, Modern School Two and Eagle have been traced in Cumilla district. Through Facebook, they announce the grouping of eighth, ninth and tenth class students. One group attacks another group by announcing on Facebook. On the one hand, various educational institutions are unstable due to the violence of juvenile gang groups, on the other hand, the local residents are also terrified.

The members of this force hacked to death a teenager named Montahin Islam Miron (16) on April 21 due to dominance. Earlier on April 15, Maruf (15), a student of Zilla School in Cumilla , was killed in a stabbing incident over a love dispute.

Experts believe that parents' lack of care towards children and addiction to video games, Facebook etc. outside of studies are causing changes in their mental world.

It is known that these gang groups hang out in front of Kar Bhawan, Kandirpar Nazrul Avenue Road in Cumilla city, in front of Modern High School, in front of Arang, in the vicinity of Nawab Faizunnecha Girls' School in Badurtala Doctor Para Road, in Dharmasagar Par area, in front of Diabetic Hospital and in front of Lipi Digital. Members of these gang groups hang out from school start time to noon and from afternoon to 8/9 pm.

Each group has 20 to 30 members. Cumilla Superintendent of Police Nurul Islam told reporters that the police is working tirelessly to suppress child and juvenile crimes and juvenile gangs. However, the society should be more aware in controlling this gang. This requires awareness and cooperation of parents. Until now, members of these groups were involved in petty criminal activities including theft, robbery and fighting.

Not only groups or gangs, but outside of these, if anyone has committed a criminal offense, he is arrested and brought under the law. Groups are being monitored. Police are continuing to ensure that no member of the group is involved in any criminal activity.