Nahan, Nov. 4 -- BJP Himachal Pradesh president Dr Rajiv Bindal on Wednesday expressed concern over the alleged deterioration in the law and order situation in Nahan, saying frequent incidents of theft have made life difficult for residents.

Referring to the alleged robbery of an 80-year-old man in a crowded market in broad daylight on Tuesday, Bindal said the accused were still at large. He claimed that incidents of house burglaries, vehicle thefts and warehouse thefts had become frequent in the area.

He alleged that in one incident, a warehouse owner had caught a thief red-handed and handed him over to the police, but the accused was subsequently allowed to escape despite the matter being brought to the notice of senior police officials...