Eight held during drive against criminals

City Police have arrested eight persons with criminal antecedents during a special drive conducted against criminal elements in the last three days.Talking to reporters, City Police Commissioner P. Sivanandi said that to combat incidents of crime, crime control drive was stepped up across the city. Special teams functioned under the direct supervision of Deputy Commissioners of Police P. Nagarajan (Law and Order) and N. Kamini (Crime and Traffic). The teams were led by Assistant Commissioners of Police L. Balaji Saravanan and Suresh.

The teams on October 14 nabbed two persons R. Satish alias Sathishkumar (26) and S. Prem alias Premkumar alias Senthilkumar (29) of Okkilaiar Street on charges of waylaying and robbing R. Rajan (39) of Periyar Nagar on Pankaja Mill Road of Rs.500 and wrist watch at knife point.Special teams intercepted Balaji alias Balasubramanian, Hari and Anand alias Poonaikan Anand. The trio were in the habit of robbing people at knife point and used to overpower resistance if any, by spraying chilli powder.

During investigation into waylaying and robbery case in Sai Baba Colony police limits, special police teams intercepted Jayakumar (28), Chellamuthu and Kumar. Enquiries revealed that the trio was involved in the murder of Karpagavalli. The body was dumped in a canal in Kamanaickenpalayam, near Palladam, in 2006.Mr. Sivanandi exhorted the public to be cautious while entertaining strangers.

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