Tamil Nadu police step-up surveillance on habitual offenders

CHENNAI The Tamil Nadu police have arrested 443 accused persons involved in various crimes, including drug offences and violent crimes, across the State and enhanced vigil on habitual offenders. In a two-day operation against rowdyism and organised crime, which was launched on Monday, the police conducted intensive checks at places frequented by persons with criminal antecedents.

Police personnel checked the activities of more than 15,000 anti-social elements and thousands of vehicles as part of the operation, which resulted in the arrest of 443 suspects who were produced in local courts and remanded in judicial custody. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Director-General of Police and Head of the Police Force, Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, said the two-day operation was planned decisively to curb criminal activities, disrupt drug distribution networks, and reinforce absolute public order.

Police teams across Tamil Nadu systematically tracked and checked 8,626 listed rowdies. As many as 796 habitual offenders were placed under strict preventive surveillance.