No decline in city’s crime in second year of pandemic
The Hindu
Vehicle thefts, housebreaking, cheating, and drug-related cases top crime list
Contrary to expectations that the pandemic and frequent lockdowns that forced people to stay at homes may have reduced crimes, drug-related offences, various forms of thefts, and vehicle lifting topped the city’s crime list in the first half of this year till July 21. Statistics from the city crime record bureau show that apart from cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act – the highest number of cases so far – as many as 2,098 vehicle theft cases were reported in and around the city, but the police managed to detect only 346 cases. This is because the stolen vehicles are taken out of the city within an hour and sold to people after tampering the chassis numbers. The accused also dismantle old vehicles and sell them to junkyards, making it is difficult to track stolen vehicles, the police said.More Related News