Letter to BS: Question is whether police deserve garlands or brickbats

I was amused to see the photographs of people garlanding policemen as a mark of appreciation for killing Vikas Dubey. I can’t comprehend what special act those men in uniform performed to deserve such accolade. Dubey could not be arrested for five good days, though he travelled 1,200 km in a car that too during the Covid lockdown when many inter-state borders are sealed. He was weaponless when he surrendered. What can you say of our police if he alone, sitting surrounded by four other well-trained cops, could disarm one of them to force a fight back. The question to