It is useful to take the lesser case first. At Mukhtsar, there was nohysteria, no collection of large crowds, no descent, en masse, of attentionseeking 'leaders'. The media was there, but briefings by the localSuperintendent of Police were competent and created no scope for sensationalismand the whipping up of passions. The area was cordoned off till the arrival ofexperts from forensic laboratories, who carried out their technical search forclues. At least one TV channel did try to make an issue of the fact that thebodies were not removed immediately, but common sense suggests that a crimescene is best left untouched till all forensic evidence has been lifted, andbodies at the crime scene reveal evidence of the nature and perpetrator of thecrime to a forensic examiner. Through all this, the SP clearly explained whatthe police was doing. The investigation was evidently carried out quietly andprofessionally; within days, a 'breakthrough' occurred.