City not as unsafe as projected, says Police Commissioner
Posted on: 28/Jun/2016 10:38:45 AM
Reacting to comments by Opposition parties and on social media, Chennai Police Commissioner and Director General of Police T. K. Rajendran has said that the situation of lawlessness in the city is not as alarming as projected.
Mr. Rajendran spoke about the recent spate of murders in the city. He said, Though the frequency of murders has increased in recent days, the crime rate is low compared to previous years. We have arrested the accused in all the cases. Where personal animosity, family issues or affairs are the motive, the police can do little to prevent them. In one case, a woman connived with her paramour to kill her husband. In another, a man killed his wife and three stepdaughters. How can the police prevent such crimes? We can only arrest the accused, which we have done within 24 hours. The Swathi murder case was entrusted to us on Monday and we hope to nab the suspect soon.
The DGP also said that the public should intervene when they are witnesses. He says that, even though they are unable to protect the victims, they must alert the police in time. They could also try to catch the accused. He requested anyone who had taken a video or a photo of the gruesome murder of techie S. Swathi to share it with the police. He assured confidentiality of the informant.
When asked why it seemed like night patrols had come down, he said, Adequate crime-prevention systems are in place. Hundreds of police personnel are patrolling the city in about 700 vehicles. Vigil has been stepped up in the night with vehicle checks at vulnerable places. The city has about 20,000 CCTV networks. We have police deployed at places of public gathering. The entire K.K. Nagar and Valasaravakkam station limits have been covered by CCTV now. We plan to bring the whole city under electronic surveillance.
Mr. Rajendran spoke about the recent spate of murders in the city. He said, Though the frequency of murders has increased in recent days, the crime rate is low compared to previous years. We have arrested the accused in all the cases. Where personal animosity, family issues or affairs are the motive, the police can do little to prevent them. In one case, a woman connived with her paramour to kill her husband. In another, a man killed his wife and three stepdaughters. How can the police prevent such crimes? We can only arrest the accused, which we have done within 24 hours. The Swathi murder case was entrusted to us on Monday and we hope to nab the suspect soon.
The DGP also said that the public should intervene when they are witnesses. He says that, even though they are unable to protect the victims, they must alert the police in time. They could also try to catch the accused. He requested anyone who had taken a video or a photo of the gruesome murder of techie S. Swathi to share it with the police. He assured confidentiality of the informant.
When asked why it seemed like night patrols had come down, he said, Adequate crime-prevention systems are in place. Hundreds of police personnel are patrolling the city in about 700 vehicles. Vigil has been stepped up in the night with vehicle checks at vulnerable places. The city has about 20,000 CCTV networks. We have police deployed at places of public gathering. The entire K.K. Nagar and Valasaravakkam station limits have been covered by CCTV now. We plan to bring the whole city under electronic surveillance.
