Police warn public against fake cops
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.
"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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