Permanent police outpost comes up at new bus terminus in Vellore

Vellore inaugurated a permanent police outpost at the new bus terminus to ensure commuter safety. It was opened by the DIG and SP, and will be manned by 10 police personnel, including women constables. It has two rooms with CCTV cameras, and will be led by a sub-inspector. The district police also installed 10 CCTV cameras at Dhobi Khana in Old Town.

Ahead of Deepavali, permanent police outpost was inaugurated at the new bus terminus on the Old Katpadi Road, off the Chennai - Bengaluru Highway (NH 44), in Vellore on Thursday, to ensure commuter safety.

Accompanied by N. Manivannan, Superintendent of Police, M.S. Muthusamy, DIG (Vellore range), inaugurated the new police outpost at the terminus. It was a long-standing demand of commuters after the terminus was inaugurated by the Chief Minister M.K. Stalin in June 2021. More than 75,000 passengers, including long distance travellers, board buses from the terminus everyday.

“Around ten police personnel, including women constables, will man the new outpost on shifts at the terminus. The outpost will act as a deterrent against petty offenders,” Mr. Manivannan told The Hindu.

Spread over 300 sq.ft, the new outpost, which will be attached to Vellore north police, has two rooms with CCTV cameras to monitor movement of people in the terminus. The new facility will be led by a sub-inspector level officer, who will have the power to receive and file complaints. The investigation will be done at the inspector-level by Vellore north police. 

Spread over 9.25 hectares, the ₹53.13-crore-terminus was built under the Smart Cities Mission. Out of total 75 available spaces at the terminus, more than two dozen shops were opened.

Meanwhile, the district police installed ten CCTV cameras at key spots including intersections in the crime infested Dhobi Khana in Vellore’s Old Town on Thursday after residents complained to the police on regular petty thefts in the area. Of a total 970 cameras, including over 500 cameras, installed by the Corporation in the town, the Integrated Command Control Centre at the SP office has been monitoring footage on movement of vehicles and people from over 500 cameras every day. The new cameras at Dhobi Khana will also be monitored by the Centre.