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A full of 89 persons, mostly criminals progressive successful heinous crimes, were detained nether the Goondas Act by the Tirunelveli City Police during 2025.
Since Goondas Act is being invoked against hardcore criminals, murderers, ganja smugglers and peddlers and enactment offenders, 89 persons, including 70 criminals, progressive successful heinous crimes similar execution and effort to execution were detained nether this Act during 2025. Moreover, 2 others were detained nether the National Security Act, an authoritative connection said.
While the metropolis recorded 17 execution cases successful 2024, past twelvemonth it witnessed 16 murders, successful which 28 persons were arrested and 17 of them detained nether the Goondas Act. Moreover, 99 others were arrested successful transportation with 54 effort to execution cases successful 2025 successful Tirunelveli city.
As thrust against ganja and different narcotic substances has been intensified, 56 cases were registered successful 2025 against 105 persons from whom 216 kg ganja was seized. Of this, 14 were detained nether the Goondas Act portion 19 vehicles utilized for smuggling ganja were seized from them. Moreover, 91 persons were arrested for smuggling, stocking and selling 707 Kg banned baccy products and 129 others arrested for selling liquor illegally.
The connection besides said accused successful 413 cases including 8 POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses) cases, 3 execution cases, 3 effort to execution cases, 36 fatal mishap cases, 5 theft and burglary cases, 33 NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act) cases and 137 COTPA (Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act) cases were convicted by the courts.
As peculiar constabulary teams were formed for detaining the accused against whom warrants are pending, 103 persons, who abstained from appearing earlier the tribunal successful the cases against them were arrested and remanded successful judicial custody during 2025.
The connection said 3,998 consciousness programmes connected POCSO Act were organised successful the schools, colleges and besides successful the places wherever the nationalist stitchery successful ample numbers.
