Higher Chennai Police Commissioner A. Amalraj addressing college students at an consciousness programme in St. Thomas Arts School.
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As many as 346 folks have been killed and a pair of,420 injured in street accidents in Chennai metropolis to this point this 12 months, Higher Chennai Police Commissioner A. Amalraj mentioned on Thursday.
Addressing faculty college students at an consciousness programme on cyber offences and drug abuse at St. Thomas Arts School, Mr. Amalraj mentioned street security was a priority for everybody as nobody was resistant to street accidents.
“Everybody makes use of the roads daily and subsequently, no one is phenomenal relating to street accidents,” he mentioned, stressing the necessity for public cooperation to cut back fatalities.
Whereas visitors police personnel have been regulating visitors and reserving instances for violations, enforcement alone couldn’t forestall accidents, he mentioned. He urged folks, notably children, to strictly comply with visitors guidelines and put on helmets.
“This 12 months alone, we’ve got booked greater than two lakh instances in opposition to two-wheeler riders for not sporting helmets. Regardless of enforcement, many individuals proceed to trip with out helmets. If everybody takes a vow to comply with visitors guidelines and put on helmets, the variety of accidents will be diminished considerably,” he mentioned.
Speaking on cybercrime, Mr. Amalraj mentioned folks in Chennai had misplaced round ₹370 crore to cyber frauds to this point this 12 months. He mentioned folks have been shedding their hard-earned cash both resulting from greed or as a result of they have been deceived by fraudsters.
“Digital arrest is nothing however a rip-off,” he mentioned, urging folks to stay vigilant in opposition to cyber offences and never fall for guarantees of fast cash.
The Commissioner additionally expressed concern over the rising drug menace and mentioned it was affecting folks throughout age teams. Referring to the current dying of a 23-year-old youth resulting from drug overdose, he warned in opposition to the harmful observe of consuming painkiller tablets by way of syringes.
The police have been taking a sequence of measures to curb drug abuse, together with arresting offenders, detaining them beneath the Goondas Act and securing convictions by way of courts, he mentioned. He known as for better public cooperation within the struggle in opposition to medication.
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