Tamil Nadu: Over 8,000 vehicles in four districts seized

TNN | Updated: Apr 7, 2020, 16:14 IST

COIMBATORE: A total of 9,993 cases were registered and 9,706 people were arrested for violating prohibitory orders by police in Coimbatore, Erode, the Nilgiris and Tirupur districts under the Coimbatore range.
As many as 8,518 vehicles were seized from the violators. . Police said the FIR details of the cases will be reflected during the verification for government job or passport.
The Coimbatore rural police have registered 3,538 cases for violating prohibitory orders since March 24 and arrested 4,009 people and let off on station bail.
Likewise, the Erode district police have registered 3,346 cases, arrested 2,377 people and seized 2,652 vehicles in the same period. While the Nilgiris district police have registered 1,219 cases, arrested 907 people and seized 457 vehicles, the Tirupur rural police have booked 1,890 cases, arrested 2,413 people and seized 2,105 vehicles.
Deputy inspector general (DIG) of police (Coimbatore range) G Karthikeyan said that those who violated the prohibitory orders were booked under Indian Penal Code and the FIR details are available in the CCTNS (crime and criminal tracking network and systems). “During the verification for government job or passport, the case details will be reflected, and it could affect their future. So, the youths should not come out unnecessarily during the lockdown,” Karthikeyan said. The Coimbatore city police have registered around 100 cases and arrested 1,200 people since March 24. So far, 1500 vehicles were seized from the public.