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Investigators claim to be closing in on the suspects, says S. Vijay Kumar It was a cold blooded murder in a thick residential locality. A lonely housewife was found dead with a head injury and strangulation marks on her neck at Mayil Nagar in P and T Colony early this week. A few jewels of the victim were missing and the almirah was found ransacked giving a murder-for-gain suspicion to the police. Though no arrests have been made yet, investigators claimed to be closing in on the suspects based on specific clues. This murder has many similarities when compared to the Vani murder case in the Anna Nagar (Madurai city). During 2004, Vani, a housewife alone at home, was found murdered in the first floor of a building in Anna Nagar. The case still remains undetected. In both cases, the victims opened the grill gate ahead of the main door making it clear that the suspect was not a stranger. The time of occurrence was almost the same in these cases and there was hardly any clue found at the scene of crime. Despite being a thickly populated area, residents next door neither heard any unusual cries nor saw suspicious persons moving in the locality. Setting side theories of conspiracy within the family, are women safe when they alone at home? What is their level of awareness when it comes to handling strangers, including courier delivery boys, bill collectors and others? Is there a mechanism through which they can alert the police for immediate help? The Madurai Superintendent of Police, T.S. Anbu, said efforts were on to make police more accessible to the people. Talks were on with the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited to ‘100’ dialling to the nearest or local police station. There would be a separate three-digit number to the district control room. “If calls made to ‘100’ are connected to the local police stations, it will be possible for the police to reach the area of disturbance within minutes. We are also planning to introduce vehicle-tracking network using Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. Good relationship with neighbours also matters. No stranger, including gas cylinder boys, cable TV mechanics and electricity meter reading staff, should be allowed to enter the house unless his/her identity is ascertained,” Mr. Anbu said. Since the use of vehicles was noticed in a majority of crimes, the police intend to prevail upon automobile manufacturers to insert a chip that can help to locate vehicles instantly. “This technology is already available,” he added.
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