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Police 'inactive' in curbing crime

By Our Staff Reporter

PONDICHERRY, JUNE 24. The Pondicherry Pradesh Congress Committee president, V. Narayanasamy, MP, today charged the police here of being `inactive' in curbing anti-social elements.

In a release here today, he said that of late Pondicherry had been seeing crimes being committed in broad daylight.

He said there had been a spurt in the number of rowdy elements. Illicit liquour and the system of `katta panchayats' (settling disputes through private sources) had been chiefly responsible for the increase in serious crime. He said some political parties were also supporting anti-social elements.

Mr. Narayanasamy said criminal elements were functioning with impunity because of support from a section of the police.

He appealed to the Chief Minister, N. Rangasamy, to convene a meeting with police officers to work out an action plan to check crime.

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