To intensify patrolling to prevent crime, Tuticorin District police have launched the bike patrol. Superintendent of Police Ashwin M. Kotnis flagged off ten patrol bikes at the District Police Grounds here on Thursday. The bikes have been specially designed with reflecting stickers and equipped with walkie-talkies and siren. He said these vehicles would help the police in effective patrolling and crime prevention.
There was good response from a similar patrol system after 15 patrol bikes were launched in April this year in the first phase. With mobile patrol, vigil would be intensified round-the-clock. Any incident of crime could be attended within five to ten minutes since the police on the move could reach the crime spot easily. Tuticorin district has a total of 49 police stations and all stations would have access to this bike patrol facility in the coming days, Mr. Kotnis said. This patrol operation has helped achieve several breakthroughs.
Two extortioners were held at Thalamuthunagar bazaar at the intervention of police personnel patrolling on bike. Moreover, an accused was caught redhanded by the bike patrol team after he was spotted attempting to break the lock of a Tasmac shop near Tuticorin old bus stand. In recognition of effective policing by the bike patrol unit, commendation certificates were given, he told The Hindu . Bike patrol would be monitored by Deputy Superintendents of Police in their sub-divisions. Tuticorin Assistant Superintendent of Police P. Arun Sakthi Kumar, Kovilpatti Assistant Superintendent of Police Murali Rambha were present.
