MADURAI: In 2021, 35 murders were recorded in
Madurai city
, a marginal drop from 37 in 2020 and 42 in 2019. City police commissioner
Prem Anand Sinha said that effective and public-friendly policing coupled with advanced technologies and precautionary measures such as stringent action against anti-social elements and rowdy elements ensured a peaceful environment in the city.
The police commissioner said that there were no revenge murders or murders between rowdy elements or communal related murders in the city last year and that the murders were a fallout over family disputes, petty quarrels in neighbourhoods and other disputes among known people. There were five revenge murders and four rowdy murders in 2020 and three revenge murders and two rowdy murders in 2019.
“Similarly, no murder for gain was reported in Madurai city during in 2021 due to effective and visible policing, while there were two and three such murders in 2019 and 2020 respectively,” he added. Proactive measures by the city police include close monitoring of 1,550 history sheeters and action under section 110 CrPc against 792 habitual offenders. 81 rowdy elements were detained under the Goondas Act.
In the crackdown on drug peddlers, the city police registered 338 cases under the
NDPS Act
against 587 ganja sellers and 1,000 kg of ganja worth 1 crore was seized from them. The city police also seized 6.5 tonnes of banned tobacco products worth 30 lakh in 2021.
The police commissioner said that around 11,500
CCTV
cameras have been installed at nearly 2,500 important junctions and public places in the city.
He appealed the public to install more CCTV cameras in their residential area and business establishment as they play a pivotal role in prevention of crimes, early detection and regulation of traffic effectively.
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