Friday, January 11, 2013

It’s a business deal

It’s a business deal. They have your asset (son) and you have the consideration (Rs.60 lakh)…

But Sanjay is bravely trying to pick up the pieces and move on. Speaking to B&E, a tormented Chawla turns philosophical and offers a few words of advice to fellow entrepreneurs and CEOs, “Law is technically reactive in nature, and it comes into picture, only after the crime is committed. Even the Government is trying to put in place a CISF security system for the corporates, but keeping in mind the population of India, it is practically impossible to assign a policemen or a security guard for everyone. Citizens need to be more proactive in nature...”

Given the dysfunctional nature of the law and order and police system in India, virtually every citizen is vulnerable to some kind of crime – from chain-snatching to car-jacking to rape and murder. But particularly vulnerable as ‘soft targets’ are CEOs like Anant Gupta and entrepreneurs like Sanjay Chawla and their near and dear ones. And almost everyone concerned with this “industry” agree that the danger will become even more potent and menacing in the months and years to come. “It’s a big business these days... and is constantly on the rise! And we can do little about it at the moment,” states V. M. Pandit, a former official of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) who runs his own private security outfit. A top cop of Haryana Police, who has been privy to information regarding scores of kidnapping cases and who doesn’t want to be named says, “The number of rich businessmen and senior corporate managers is growing manifold every year. It is but natural for criminals to target them. The problem is, many such potential victims are simply not just aware of the simple steps that they and their family members need to take to prevent such crimes. You have to be proactively careful too!” (See Infographics)

Virtually every security expert agrees that there are three things that a family must do when a kidnapping has happened and the ransom calls start coming in – do not lose your cool, do not succumb too easily or too fast to ransom demands and always seek the help of a ‘professional’ who understands the psyche of the criminals.


Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
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