Tiruchi police on the trail of history-sheeters on the run
The Hindu
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Continuing the drive against anti-social elements, the Tiruchi Rural Police have formed special teams at every sub-division in the district to track down and apprehend absconding history-sheeters. They have a list of 70 such persons, obtained from the Organised Crime Intelligence Unit..
On the direction of Superintendent of Police Pa. Moorthy, five-member teams have been constituted in the sub-divisions of Jeeyapuram, Manapparai, Musiri, Lalgudi and Tiruverumbur. Each team will have a Sub-Inspector and four constables and a separate list of history-sheeters to look for. They have been equipped with arms and vehicles to carry out the task.
The Deputy Commissioner and the Election Officer for Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency M. P. Mullai Muhilan said here on Friday that over 600 staff will be involved in the counting of votes cast in the April 26 elections, at the counting centre at the National Institute of Technology – Karnataka, Surathkal, on June 4.