Coimbatore: Strengthening its anti-drink-and-drive measures after a niche of two years, the agricultural police booked 75 circumstances on Wednesday.
Police had stopped utilizing breath analyzers to detect drunk drivers as a consequence of Covid scare, superintendent of police S Selvanagarathinam mentioned. “Now we have issued 50 breath analysers to cops. Case particulars might be despatched to the respective judicial Justice of the Peace courts, which might slap a positive of 10,000. Motorists dealing with three drunken driving circumstances might be booked beneath Part 279 (rash driving or using on a public means) of the Indian Penal Code,” he mentioned.
The district is witnessing an increase in cybercrimes, mentioned the officer, who launched helpline quantity 1930 on Thursday to report on-line monetary fraud. “For those who lose cash out of your checking account, contact the toll-free quantity instantly. The transaction might be frozen and you're going to get again your cash. You can too register complaints on the nationwide cybercrime reporting portal (NCRP) and on the cybercrime police station. It is not going to be straightforward if there may be delay in reporting such incidents,” he instructed reporters on the convention corridor of the district police workplace (DPO) on State Financial institution Street.
“Thirty-four cybercrime circumstances have been registered within the final 15 months. We registered 21 circumstances final yr and 13 until March 17. Now we have frozen transactions price 40.81 lakh and returned 18.57 lakh to victims,” Selvanagarathinam mentioned.
The officer requested folks to be cautious whereas utilizing mortgage apps. “Criminals within the northern a part of the nation, China and different overseas international locations are utilizing such apps to cheat folks. Try to be cautious whereas putting in them as they'll entry your picture gallery.”