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There is a 25 per cent decline in thefts after special teams fanned out, says R. Rajaram The formation of range-wise special police teams in the city to pursue two-wheeler lifters has led to the recovery of several stolen vehicles over the past few months. A large number of the vehicles stolen from here have been recovered outside Tiruchi City with a couple of vehicles being recovered even from Bangalore. Frequent reports of theft of motorcycles remains a major area of concern for the city police, promp ting the authorities to profile criminals involved in vehicle thefts. Special police teams were formed in all the four police ranges – Cantonment, Golden Rock, Srirangam and Fort – each headed by a Sub Inspector and comprising four police men about six months ago. Congested areas and those bustling with activity have often been the “striking points” and on most occasions, vehicle thefts have been reported during day, say police. The Chathiram Bus Stand was a favourite spot of the vehicle-lifters, prompting the police to enhance vigil in the area by deputing five Armed Reserve men headed by an Assistant Commissioner of Police. Similarly, the Government Headquarters Hospital in the city, Woraiyur, Singarathope and Thillai Nagar were the other places from where two-wheeler thefts were frequently reported. Of the 107 vehicle theft cases registered in various police stations in city limits till September this year, 94 had been detected till now with the rest under investigation, say police officials. The thefts registered during the current year were higher compared to the last two years. Officials say this was due to the emphasis placed on registration of vehicle theft cases and thorough investigation. A majority of the stolen vehicles were recovered owing to the concerted efforts of the special teams which fan out to various places acting on specific inputs. Fourteen accused arrested by the teams till now are habitual offenders. A couple of them had also used the stolen vehicles for snatching chains. Investigations have revealed that the stolen vehicles were sold to prohibition offenders outside Tiruchi district for illegal transportation of illicit arrack. The data of vehicles stolen in the city limits were now being fed in the computerised Vehicle Tracing System (VTS). This would be helpful especially during vehicle checks when the police could cross check with the VTS facility to ascertain the genuineness of the owner. Around 1,000 vehicles are checked every day in city limits. The police plan to feed the data of stolen vehicles from other districts in the Central Zone too in the VTS. Police say ever since the formation of the special teams, there has been a 25 per cent decline in vehicle thefts in the city. But the police can ill afford to let down their vigil as the thefts continue. The performance of the special teams was being periodically monitored, says Commissioner of Police Shankar Jiwal. Seventy per cent of the profiling of two-wheeler-lifters has been completed. It has been found that 30 lifters were still active and many of them were absconding. The police teams have been instructed to go after them.
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