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Motorcycles given for night patrolling in 10 villages

Staff Reporter

Police checkposts set up at various places

ERODE: Armed policemen in motorcycles will patrol 10 important villages in rural areas during night, said the Superintendent of Police, P. Nagarajan.

Talking to newsmen here on Friday, he said that Erode town had been divided into 37 beats and for each beat; two police constables had been deputed for night patrol.

All the 74 constables had been given light-fitted cycles. The constables were asked to go round the beats from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and again from midnight to 5 a.m. daily. The constables had been asked to take rest during daytime. Mr. Nagarajan said that some constables had formed a network of informers to collect information on the movement of criminals.

He said after the launch of night patrol, incidence of housebreaks and thefts had stopped. The success in the town had prompted him to extend the same to villages also. Fifteen Armed Reserve policemen and 15 local constables were selected and they were divided into 15 groups and each group had been provided with a motorcycle. They would carry weapons, he added.

Armed policemen

The SP said in addition, police checkposts had been set up in Modakurichi, Arachalure, Malayampalayam and Muthur. The Noyyal checkpost, set up on the Erode - Karur district border, would function round-the-clock with four armed policemen.

On Friday, the SP met the police constables of Erode town and heard their grievances. He assured them that if the Government sanctioned woollen sweaters to the police personnel in the district, he would grant them. He wanted the policemen to wear it inside their uniform. He urged them to inform him about their needs and suggestions. He said a similar system of night rounds would be extended to important towns of Bhavani, Sathyamangalam, Gobichettipalayam and Dharapuram soon.

40 petitions daily

Regarding public grievances, he wanted the people to first approach the police station in their respective area and if their problem was not solved, they may approach him. He said that every day he was receiving a minimum of 40 petitions of which 30 were from women pleading with him to take steps to get back their money deposited with private moneylenders and finance firms.

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