Over 2,000 homes surveyed and 100 plus CCTV cameras installed by Erode police to strengthen surveillance in the district.

The Hindu

09-05-2025

As part of ongoing crime prevention efforts, door-to-door surveys have been completed in 258 homes in Sivagiri village and around 2,000 Lower Bhavani Project (LBP) canal-side houses in the Perundurai police sub-division, according to a release from the Erode police on Friday.
The release also stated that over 100 CCTV cameras have been installed at key locations across the district, with an additional 250 cameras deployed in areas under the Perundurai police sub-division. Six two-wheeler patrols, one four-wheeler, and eight armed teams are conducting round-the-clock patrols.
On May 8, 2025, 54 individuals were detained for suspicious activity, and their fingerprints were collected for analysis. So far, 83 village monitoring meetings have been held across the district. The total number of CCTV cameras installed across Erode district now stands at 13,456.
The increased security measures were disclosed by the police following a complaint from an elderly couple in Marappampalayam, Karuppannan (75) and Lakshmi (65), who reported seeing torchlights near their home and hearing their dogs barking persistently on the evening of Thursday, May 8. Concerned by the unusual activity, the couple informed the local police. Upon investigation, it was found that the torchlight belonged to Kannusamy, a local man who was harvesting ridge gourds from his leased farmland nearby. CCTV footage confirmed that the activity was routine, with no signs of suspicious intent. Furthermore, the police clarified that the couple's dog had vomited due to overfeeding, and not poisoning, as initially feared.
The Erode District Police have urged the public to avoid spreading unverified information and to report any suspicious movements to local police stations.