Dear Editor,
My son, Sunil, was attacked about 8pm on Sunday at his home by three young bandits. He is currently in hospital with head injuries and chops about his body.
My reason for going into the open is that about 5 years ago Enmore had the best Community Policing Group in the country. I was a member. My son was also a member and RC. The group had over 300 members with over 40 RCs. In those days Enmore was safe. But the chairman of the group began to tolerate misuse of the group’s assets and some members spoke out and were thrown out of the group.
Today the Concerned Citizens of Enmore are like an old bull. The group has a few members who patrol once per week, but has had no meeting for years. Elections have not been held for over seven years now. I live opposite the group’s headquarters so I am not guessing. A number of persons living in Blossom Scheme and Logwood, including my son, applied to form a separate policing group in that area but were refused by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Today Enmore is over-run by about 11 gangs of dope peddlers. I am sure the police, both at Enmore and at Cove & John know these gangs. Why are they not doing anything about it? Is anybody being bought off? These young bandits are using crowbars and cutlasses today. Tomorrow they will use guns.
I am appealing to the Minister of Home Affairs and to the Commissioner of Police to intervene to smash these dope gangs or Enmore will be under siege very soon.
Yours faithfully,
Pandit Purnadatt
