Police warn public against fake cops

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CHENNAI: In the light of the growing incidence of several persons posing as police personnel and conning women into parting with their jewels, the city police have come out with a set of guidelines for the general public. Printed pamphlets will be distributed through welfare associations across the city. On Sunday, conmen had in separate incidents struck at Chetpet, Abhiramapuram, Thousand Lights and Anna Nagar and made off with at least 54 sovereigns of gold jewellery.

"More police personnel have been deployed across the city. We are also preparing a slide-show to be displayed at cinema halls and on television channels. Photographs of previous offenders will also be shown," joint commissioner of police (central Chennai) VA Ravi Kumar told TOI.

"The criminals have changed their modus operandi' and are now mainly targeting elderly women walking alone on the streets by falsely posing as cops," said a senior police officer.
Police commissioner T Rajendran said: "We have blue and yellow brigades (personnel patrolling on two-wheelers) apart from wing patrols (patrolling in cars). Patrolling has been intensified. In the last two months alone, we have solved 65% of registered cases by arresting the accused and recovering the valuables."

"When confronted by a person or persons claiming to be police personnel and producing identity cards as proof, the victims should be extra vigilant. They can even try and take a photograph of them on their mobile phones. In such cases, genuine policemen will not bother but conmen will either run away or behave rudely. This could confirm that an attempt ot cheat is being made. When accosted on roads, people should try and note down the registration number of the two-wheeler or car of the cheat. People should realise that conmen can come in any disguise. Also, no policeman will ask an individual to be cautious while carrying valuables; they will rather target a group of people. Even at railway stations, the police personnel will only address groups of people," a senior police officer said. 

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"When confronted by a person or persons claiming to be police personnel and producing identity cards as proof, the victims should be extra vigilant. They can even try and take a photograph of them on their mobile phones. In such cases, genuine policemen will not bother but conmen will either run away or behave rudely. This could confirm that an attempt ot cheat is being made. When accosted on roads, people should try and note down the registration number of the two-wheeler or car of the cheat. People should realise that conmen can come in any disguise. Also, no policeman will ask an individual to be cautious while carrying valuables; they will rather target a group of people. Even at railway stations, the police personnel will only address groups of people," a senior police officer said. 

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'Probe TNHB Plot Sale'

By Express News Service - CHENNAI

Published: 03rd December 2013 08:48 AM

Last Updated: 03rd December 2013 08:48 AM

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The Madras High Court has ordered notice on a writ petition praying for a direction to probe the irregularities committed by the officials of TN Housing Board in the sale of plots at throw away prices.

Justice V Dhanapalan ordered the notice, returnable in two weeks, while entertaining a writ petition from S Murugan aka Poochi Murugan of Foreshore Estate, on Monday.

According to petitioner, he came to know through newspaper reports in October last that a person claiming to be a close relative of the Board MD, in collusion with other senior officials, sold the lands belonging to it in Erode, by undervaluing the price and at throw away prices in a clandestine manner. The papers also carried another news about the suicide by the Assistant Executive Engineer involved in the scandal. The MD, instead of holding an enquiry into the nature and cause of the alleged suicide, was simply keeping mum.

Petitioner sent a representation dated October 21 to the Housing and Urban Development secretary seeking action against the MD. But his representation was forwarded to the MD. As there was no action, he approached the Madras High Court for a direction to the Housing Secretary to probe the matter with the present petition.

CB-CID to probe ATM fraud committed by cops

TNN | Jul 27, 2014, 12.15AM IST

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MADURAI: Pulling up the city police for acting in a callous manner on a complaint by a private bank employee who was kidnapped, assaulted and robbed by three armed reserve police personnel, the Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Friday ordered transfer of the case to the CB-CID.

Justice N Kirubakaran passed this order on a petition filed by M Jeyakumaresh of Srivaikuntam taluk in Tuticorin district contending that police altered the first information report (FIR) and made derogatory remarks against him. According to the petitioner, he is working as a clerk in the Tamil Nadu Mercantile Bank in Namakkal branch. He used to visit his home, situated in Srivaikuntam, every Saturday. On June 28 at around 9.30pm, he was waiting at the Mattuthavani Bus Terminus to catch a bus to attend a bank exam the next day. During that time, three people who identified themselves as policemen engaged in a conversation with him on the pretext of making some inquiry. Accordingly, as the petitioner was answering their queries, the three attacked him brutally, robbed his two ATM cards and got their PIN numbers. By using it, they immediately withdrew Rs 50,000 in three different places, the petitioner said.

Soon after the incident, the petitioner went to the Anna Nagar police station and lodged a complaint. Further, the petitioner with the help of his bank's higher officials got the photocopies of the accused by using the clippings from ATM centres and produced the same to the police station to strengthen the inquiry. He also alleged that police took his signature on a paper as he refused to heed to the advice of the local inspector and sub-inspector for a compromise. They had even asked the three constables to give a deposition as if he (petitioner) was a homosexual.

Finally, police registered an FIR on July 8 under an offence against the accused under simple Sections. They also did not give him the FIR copy, he claimed. Aggrieved over the police action, he filed a petition at the bench. When the matter came up before justice Kirubakaran for admission, the judge pulled up the police.

"The case on hand is an example of fence eating the crop. The police who are supposed to protect the people are involved in robbery," the judge observed.

"Police had registered the FIR after a delay of nine days. Besides, they did not incorporate proper Sections under the IPC. Further, out of the three people two had gone on bail, which the prosecution side did not oppose during hearing of bail petitions," the judge observed.

"In such circumstances, if the present police are allowed to conduct investigation, there will be no justice. Hence, the matter is transferred to the CB-CID investigation," the judge said in the order.

HC asks police to probe fraud committed on a subordinate court

Press Trust of India  |  Chennai  

December 5, 2014 Last Updated at 21:16 IST

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madras high Court today asked Tiruvannamalai police to register a case and probe a serious fraud committed on a subordinate court. 

 The Madras High Court today asked Tiruvannamalai police to register a case and probe a serious fraud committed on a subordinate court. The matter relates to two lands in Tiruvannamalai town which were sold without the knowledge of the land owner and then registered with the help of the court orders passed without the landowner being party to it.

Justice S Nagamuthu, passing orders on a criminal petition filed by Vanitha Jayapaul, said "the offence is heinous. People of this country repose enormous faith in the judiciary. Any document bearing the seal of the court is taken as a true document and the contents as gospel truth. It is shocking that the court has been taken for a ride by the accused."

Vanihta had purchased two pieces of land in Tiruvannamalai town in 1995 and 1996. Before going to the US in 1999, she gave the documents to her friend Bret Carlson. She returned many years later.

However, this year she found out that the lands had been sold to a Trust by forging her signature and getting an exparte order from a civil court.

A junior lawyer, who represented Vanitha in the civil court without authorisation, said he did so after instructions from his senior.

When Justice Nagamuthu probed into the matter further, the Trust, run by a senior advocate Raaman Lal, said they had purchased without knowing the fraud behind it. He then offered to execute a relinquishment deed surrendering the land to Vanitha.

Justice Nagamuthu, pointing out that a serious fraud had been committed in the civil court, asked Tiruvanamalai police to immediately register an FIR, without including the two advocates as accused and conduct a thorough probe to track the real culprits behind the fraud.

The property shall be entrusted with Vanitha and the Trust shall bear expenses relating to relinquishment proceedings, he said
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Forest dept yet to explain why NGO member fired at bear

Shantha Thiagarajan

Udhagamandalam: TNN





The controversy over an NGO member being the first to fire a weapon during the hunt for a bear that killed a woman in Kotagiri has raised more questions that foresters seem unable to answer. Why was an NGO member carrying a weapon and why was he allowed to fire it?
Wildlife & Nature Conservation Trust (WNCT) founder N Sadiq Ali had accompanied the team of forest officials who were trying to capture the bear, which ended up attacking two foresters. District forest officer of Nilgiris north division K Soundarapandian, who led the operation, said Ali had fired the first shot as “the bear was on top of one of our staff “.

The DFO added that the gun was Ali's licensed personal weapon and he carried it to guard himself. “Given the situation, it was on our instruction that he shot at the animal. However, the bullet did not pierce it but scraped the bear. He carried his personal gun for self defence,“ he said. Sadiq Ali is authorized by the chief wildlife warden to assist in wildlife operations.

The greater question is whether a civilian can carry a weapon, licensed or not, and fire at an animal under the Wildlife Act, 1972. The act bans killing or injuring endangered creatures but legal experts say there is no mention of activist observers being allowed to carry guns within reserve forest areas or during a wildlife rescue operation even it is conducted outside a reserve forest area. They said even a forest official cannot carry hisher personal gun during an operation or inside a reserve forest area.

A senior forest officer said, “If forest officers have to shoot a Schedule I animal [endangered species protected under the act] because all methods of capture have failed and it is a danger to humans, they have to get permission from the chief wildlife warden in writing. A DFO rank officer cannot instruct or order an activist to shoot the animal. “ Conservator of forests C Anawaruddin declined to comment saying the operation was headed by the DFO concerned. The chief wildlife warden did not respond to calls from TOI.

NGO condemns shooting

The Nilgiri Wildlife and Environment Association, while condemning the shooting incident, has clarified that N Sadiq Ali is a lifetime member of their organisation and not an executive committee member as mentioned in TOI on Friday.

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Lawyers can’t be punished for their opinion, says HC

TNN | Feb 28, 2015, 05.08AM IST

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CHENNAI: Legal opinion given by lawyers are advisory in nature, and hence a lawyer cannot be implicated in a case for the opinion, unless he has a role in the offence, the Madras high court has said, coming to the rescue of a lawyer cited as co-accused in a property case.

Justice P Devadas, granting anticipatory bail to Mohamed Anees on Friday, said: "A legal professional cannot be implicated for his honest and bona fide discharge of professional duty. But there is a rider. If he has participated in the commission of an offence, such as conspiracy, common intention and abetment, then he will lose the status of a lawyer, and will have another status - of accused. This principle applies to panel advocates, bank lawyers, chamber lawyers and court lawyers."

The matter relates to a complaint filed by Ramasamy with an anti-land grabbing cell in Coimbatore, alleging that Anees had committed fraud and impersonation while dealing with property documents. 

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