City Police Commissioner leads foot patrol in Coimbatore ahead of Deepavali

Inspector General of Police (West Zone) and Coimbatore City Police Commissioner (in-charge) R.V. Ramya Bharathi, along with Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) G. Karthikeyan, led a foot patrol in the Ukkadam police limits on Monday, ahead of Deepavali festival.

The patrol began at the Clock Tower area, passed through Easwaran Koil Street junction, Big Bazaar Street, Town Hall, Oppanakara Street junction, R.G. Street junction and Vysial Street, and ended at the B1 Bazaar police station.

At the crowded Oppanakara Street junction, the officers interacted with the public, heard their grievances and created awareness on safety.

The police personnel were instructed to prevent crime during the festival, increase daytime patrolling, install more CCTV cameras for surveillance, and set up watch towers with public address systems in crowded areas.