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More than 150 ‘hot spots’ person been identified by the constabulary successful Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai districts wherever the newly-formed peculiar teams nether Singappen Special Force (SSF) commenced patrolling connected Wednesday.
The patrolling connected wheels comes aft Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay inaugurated the strategy astatine a relation successful Chennai connected Tuesday. The strategy is aimed astatine improving the information of women and children crossed the State. The teams nether the strategy volition besides enactment arsenic accelerated effect unit to distress calls. “Initially, the peculiar unit squad volition patrol successful 2 shifts, covering hilly areas and plains. The displacement timings volition beryllium betwixt 7 a.m. and noon; noon and 12 a.m.,” Tirupattur Superintendent of Police Akshay Anil Wakhare told The Hindu.
Police sources said that the hotspots identified were those locations wherever transgression against women and children person been reported earlier. These susceptible spots were shortlisted based connected inputs by respective constabulary stations and quality units successful the districts.
Alongside, the squad volition besides patrol cardinal nationalist places, similar autobus terminus, railway stations, acquisition institutions, parks, tourer spots similar Vellore fort complex, hostels for women successful these districts. Each district, connected an average, has astatine slightest 2 peculiar unit teams. Led by a sub-inspector, the squad volition comprise of 3 women constables and a driver.
Police sources said that the squad members person been provided with walkie-talkies, assemblage cams for real-time coordination, and precocious surveillance drones. The teams volition beryllium coordinated by a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) astatine the District Police office to study immoderate transgression against women, including stalking and harassment.
The territory constabulary said that among these districts, Tiruvannamalai has the highest fig of 72 blistery spots, followed by Vellore (50 blistery spots), Ranipet (35 blistery spots) and Tirupattur (28 blistery spots). The SSF teams, connected an average, volition patrol betwixt 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. connected each days, including Sundays.
