Over 3,500 police personnel deployed in Vellore, nearby districts for Deepavali

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RPF constabulary  unit   cheque  trains and platforms astatine  Jolarpet railway presumption    successful  Tirupattur.

RPF constabulary unit cheque trains and platforms astatine Jolarpet railway presumption successful Tirupattur. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

As portion of Deepavali festival preparedness to forestall immoderate untoward incidents, the District Police successful Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai person enactment successful spot extended information arrangements successful cardinal towns similar Vellore, Arcot, Arakkonam, Ambur, Tiruvannamalai, Cheyyar and Vandavasi and deployed implicit 3,500 constabulary unit to guarantee nationalist safety.

Based connected orders of G. Dharmarajan, Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Vellore, peculiar information measures person been implemented, particularly astatine nationalist gathering spots similar markets, buying areas and multiplex theatres successful cardinal towns to forestall petty crime, creaseless travel of postulation astatine engaged intersections and arterial roads.

“Intensive checks successful trains and railway stations are being done to guarantee the information of passengers and to forestall amerciable transport of crackers,” Nikil Kumar Gupta, Inspector, Railway Protection Force (RPF), Jolarpet, told The Hindu.

Personnel from the instrumentality and order, crime, traffic, equipped reserve, Tamil Nadu Special Police, and Home Guards are connected work astatine identified engaged spots successful large towns and large villages successful these districts.

Police said that astatine slightest 85 conveyance checkpoints, including borderline areas, person been acceptable up successful these districts to show the question of vehicles. All territory constabulary office person power rooms to show closed-circuit tv (CCTV) camera feeds, way the movements of suspects, and assistance find missing persons.

Additional CCTV cameras person been installed successful crowded spots successful Vellore, Gudiyatham, Ambur, Vaniyambadi, Arakkonam and Tiruvannamalai municipality to show the question of vehicles. Drone cameras person besides been deployed successful Tiruvannamalai municipality owed to the emergence successful footfalls astatine Arunachaleswara temple.

Police teams are besides utilizing the facial designation strategy (FRS) mobile app to place known offenders, with real-time coordination done WhatsApp groups. Four-wheeler and motorcycle bushed vehicles are being utilized to behaviour predominant patrols.

Mobile X-ray baggage scanner vehicles are being utilized to inspect luggage astatine cardinal railway stations similar Katpadi, Arakkonam, Tiruvannamalai and Jolarpet. Women shoppers person been advised to deterioration scarves to support themselves from concatenation snatchers, and scarves are besides being distributed astatine buying hubs. Ambulances, on with Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Service teams, person been stationed successful large towns for emergencies.

Published - October 19, 2025 11:59 p.m. IST

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