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Drive against crime intensified

The city police are giving paramount importance to crime prevention and detection, writes V.S. Palaniappan

WHILE SUSTAINED drive against violation of traffic rules and drunken driving has brought a semblance of road discipline and reduced the number of accidents, the city police say that they have accorded equal importance to crime prevention and detection.

The City Police Commissioner, Karan Singha, said traffic rule enforcement and drive against drunken driving have ensured visible policing on roads. But special teams in civil dress are engaged in crime prevention and detection exercises. He dismissed speculation that activities relating to other than traffic management have taken a backseat.

Any setback in the traffic management or increase in the number of accidents would have a telling effect on the police, hence the drive is being sustained in spite of manpower constraints.

The objective is to avert accidents and enforce discipline by ending chaos in traffic and the overstretched manpower was not deriving any pleasure in tightening enforcement, the Commissioner said. Lurking beats, night beat marches and night patrol have been intensified besides keeping a tab on criminal elements.

Though the post of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) is vacant, two special teams have been formed to keep a tab on ex-convicts, history sheeters and those who have taken to crime. In addition, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), K. Shanmugavel, who assumed office on Friday has intensified the crime prevention drive.

In the last one week beginning June 9 and ending on June 15, there were two incidents of robbery and both have been detected.

Property worth Rs. 2.92 lakh lost in both cases was recovered. There were three "grave cases of house breaking".

One was detected and two are in the final stages of investigation.

Of the property worth Rs. 59,700 stolen Rs. 29,700 was recovered.

The total detection rate was 83 per cent and recovery 91 per cent. The police during the current year booked 6,106 cases of over speeding, 4,531 cases of drunken driving, 304 cases of overloading, 289 cases of trucks violating the height ceiling while loading cargo, 940 cases of dazzling head lights and 2,445 cases of driving without valid licence.

Total number of cases booked under the Motor Vehicles Act and Rules during the period were 1,36,420 cases and a sum of Rs. 1.48 crore was realised as fine from the violators, the Police Commissioner said.

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