Strict surveillance and shadow watch of rowdies and history-sheeters by the Cuddalore district police has brought down the number of heinous crimes, especially murders in the district this year.
According to the police, as many as 21 murder cases were reported this year as against 49 in the previous year. Road accident cases and fatalities have also seen a decline this year.
The district reported 561 deaths and 524 cases due to road accidents during the year 2024, as against 580 deaths and 541 cases during the year 2023.
“Cases of murder have seen a drastic decline this year, thanks to the strict surveillance by the police against the anti-social gangs and history-sheeters. Special teams were deployed to keep close surveillance on the activities of rowdies and to curtail them. The teams had been maintaining a tab on the movement of gangsters and this was directly monitored by senior police officers in the district,” a senior police officer said.
The Cuddalore district police recovered stolen property worth ₹1.18 crore in the year 2024. According to Superintendent of Police R. Rajaram, as many as 101 persons were detained under the Goondas Act for their involvement in various types of offences, including robbery, peddling ganja,, selling banned tobacco products and bootlegging.
About 6,608 persons were arrested in 6,427 cases for smuggling of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), illicit distillation and the sale of arrack. As many as 363 persons were arrested on the charge of selling ganja and 770 others for selling banned tobacco products.
A total of 3,458 litres of illicit distilled arrack and 45,734 bottles of IMFL were seized. As many as 173 vehicles were seized by the police in prohibition-related offences. A sum of ₹41.01 lakh, earned through the auction of these products, was credited to the public exchequer.
As many as 16 cases booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act resulted in conviction.
Published – December 31, 2024 06:46 pm IST