In another case, a man who reported his case at Janhi police station in Mutoko South, Mashonaland East was told by police that they would only pursue his case after the violence and political disturbances were over and things had calmed down.118 In Uzumba, Mashonaland East, police allegedly told one victim: “We cannot guarantee your security because the people who attacked you are not controllable, so it is better you leave the area for now.”119 Police only appear to respond with urgency to acts of violence where there are allegations of MDC responsibility. The quick reaction by the police on April 15 and 16 in arresting hundreds of MDC supporters alleged to have burned a bus in Harare lies in stark contrast to the lack of arrests in incidents involving known “war veterans” and ZANU-PF supporters. Human Rights Watch documented only two cases of politically motivated violence in which police had made arrests. In Karoi on April 12, police arrested four ZANU-PF activists suspected of stabbing to death Tapiwa Mbwanda120 The four are now in custody and their case is before the Chinhoyi Magistrates court. In Manicaland, police arrested four ZANU-PF supporters following the torching of several homes belonging to MDC supporters.121 However the four were subsequently released without charge. The lack of police action to deal with the “war veterans” and youth militia has also allowed these groups to take control of rural areas, through the creation of "no-go" areas across broad swathes of countryside. The police in many of these areas appear to have relinquished control to the “war veterans” and youth militias. This failure to investigate and arrest perpetrators is exacerbated by the direct involvement of the police, often alongside ZANU-PF supporters and their allies, in politically motivated abuses, including arbitrary arrests, beatings, torture and abductions. 118 Human Rights Watch interview, Harare, April 17, 2008. 119 Human Rights Watch interview, Harare, April 17, 2008. 120 Human Rights Watch interview, Chinhoyi, Mashonaland West, April 30, 2008. 121 Human Rights Watch interview with victims, Harare, April 21, 2008. “Bullets for Each of You” 56