Report by: Rahul Aggarwal

Telecast: Saturday(10.30 pm) and repeat telecast Wednesday(4.30 pm) Chandigarh, the model city, was dreamt by its planner Le-Corbusier. Though he planned the city for only 5,00,000 people, today its population has far crossed that limit. However, the police force remains much less in number as compared to that required. In order to keep pace with the growing needs of the city, Chandigarh Police has taken many steps on lines of many foreign countries. But the crime grows at a speed at par with the advancement of police. Chandigarh, the city known for its beauty is also not spared the curse of bloody crimes.
The police functions are known to have taken birth with the advent of civilization. Hence the history of crime dates back to the birth of mankind. In the initial stages crimes were of simple nature and were mostly committed by individuals, which gradually took the shape of collective criminal acts. The police functionaries had to mainly depend on personal knowledge, direct evidence and visible indicators to solve the criminal mysteries. But now the availability of faster means of transportation and advancement in technology has helped in easy and regular updating of the police force with newer technologies. Computer and communications have revolutionized the handling of information in an organized and sophisticated manner. This technology is expanding globally at enormous speed and offers tremendous opportunities` access. Similarly, global telecommunications and gadgetry has given a new dimension to crime also. This has posed new challenges to the police force to cope up with the changing scenario.
Coming back to Chandigarh, no one can forget the sensational Chawla murder case in the city, when a local trader of city`s Sector 26 market, Ramesh Chawla, was kidnapped on gun point and was brutally murdered. On that fateful day, the city, whose claim to fame is its beautiful planning, looked spineless in policing strategy. The murder still sends chill down the spine of umpteen innocent residents. Ironically, the khaki- clad top brass of this capital city of two states is still finding it an uphill task to put the last nail in the coffin of this mysterious murder mystery.
This week crime file reveals the crime scenario of beautiful city Chandigarh and what is the present status of Chawla murder case.