Anti Terrorism Squad to be set up in T.N. Police’s Intelligence Wing: CM

TN CM Stalin on April 21, announced that an ‘Anti Terrorism Squad’ with over 380 personnel would be established in the Tamil Nadu Police’s Intelligence Wing at a cost of ₹57.51 crore.

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday announced that an ‘Anti Terrorism Squad’ with over 380 personnel would be established in the Tamil Nadu Police’s Intelligence Wing at a cost of ₹57.51 crore.

He said the uniform allowance for police personnel would be increased to ₹4,500 annually and ₹515 a month respectively.

In a slew of announcements made in the Assembly during the debate on the demand for grants for the Police Department, Mr. Stalin said an exclusive cell would be set up for receiving and probing cases registered under provisions of the Tamil Nadu Protection of Interests of Depositors (In Financial Establishments) Act, 1997, at a cost of ₹27.11 crore.

In view of the increasing number of scams involving cryptocurrencies, ‘Chain analysis reactor tool for cryptocurrency’ would be acquired at a cost of ₹1 crore, he said. ‘Chain analysis reactor tool for cryptocurrency’ is expected to help in the investigation into such scams and would help in locating the source and destination of cryptocurrency’.

The Chief Minister said 25 ‘remote restraint wraps’ would be acquired to prevent accused persons attacking police personnel, when they were being arrested. The wraps could be operated remotely from a distance to arrest the movement of an accused person without using force. A total of 25 such wraps would be procured at a cost of ₹75.07 lakh, he said.

The 1930 helpline/control centres for receiving complaints against cyber crimes would be increased from eight to 15 with additional human resources and at an additional expenditure of ₹3.10 crore. Based on the recommendations of the Fifth Police Commission, a one-week training would be provide to police personnel once in five years.