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Time of India
24-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Mental well-being programme launched in west zones for Tamil Nadu cops
Coimbatore: Director general of police (DGP) Shankar Jiwal inaugurated 'Magizhchi', a mental well-being programme for the police personnel and their families in the eight districts in the west zone, at PSGR Krishnammal College for Women at Peelamedu here on Saturday. Addressing the police personnel and their family members, the DGP said, "People are hesitant to reveal that they have mental health issues, as they think others will treat them badly. Earlier, people lived in joint families, and the stress level was low. In this era of nuclear families, the stress level is high. If the mental health of a cop is affected, their service will also be affected. This wellness programme aims at ensuring better mental health for cops and their families. It will help them in their professional and personal lives." He said similar mental well-being programmes could be introduced for the paramilitary force personnel. "Lakhs of people are serving in the paramilitary forces in India. Through newspapers we know some of them commit suicide when denied leave. Now that Tamil Nadu has given a unique programme for its police force, the paramilitary forces could replicate the same." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Gentle Japanese hair growth method for men and women's scalp Hair's Rich Learn More Undo City police commissioner A Saravana Sundar, inspector general of police (west zone) Senthil Kumar and other police officers participated in the event. Later, the DGP inaugurated a wellness centre on the police recruits school premises. 'Magizhchi' programme is conducted by the Tamil Nadu police in association with MS Chellamuthu Trust and Research Foundation.
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Time of India
Coimbatore folk lose Rs24 crore to cyber fraudsters till May 15
Coimbatore: Awareness campaigns by police to sensitize the public about cybercrimes do not seem to have yielded desirable results, with an increasing number of city residents falling prey to cyber fraudsters every other day. As per the data available with the city cybercrime police, city folk have lost Rs23.91 crore to online scamsters from January 2025 to May 15. A Saravana Sundar, city police commissioner, said the people who wanted to invest their money in online trading were being lured by cyber fraudsters, who send them links through Telegram, Instagram, Facebook or WhatsApp, asking them to download fake online trading apps. "People should not trust such apps and strangers who approach them with promises of huge profits in online trading." He said the people should not invest in any third-party online trading mobile applications. "Educated people are falling into the traps laid by online fraudsters. They should be very cautious." Another police officer said P Ramesh, 46, a dentist from Coimbatore, had lost Rs52 lakh to cyber fraudsters very recently. "He was looking for online share market details on a website and clicked a link. A stranger contacted him over phone and asked him to download a mobile application. The dentist downloaded the app and invested Rs52 lakh from March 17 to April 14. The digital wallet of the mobile application displayed Rs2 crore in his account. The dentist attempted to withdraw the amount, but in vain. He realized that he was cheated and lodged a complaint with us." P Arun, inspector, city cybercrime police station, said the cyber fraudsters were involved in FedEx scam last year. "They threatened people by posing as police officers and cheated crores of rupees from the city residents. The FedEx scam was drastically reduced following repeated awareness campaigns by the govt and police department. Now, the fake online trading app scam is trending in the city. City folk have lost Rs23.91 crore to cyber fraudsters from January to May 15 this year. Of this, around 80% of the amount was lost in the fake online trading app scam." The city police commissioner said they had been creating awareness among the people from all walks of life to prevent them from becoming victims of cybercrime cases.
Time of India
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
73 offenders detained under Goondas Act in Coimbatore this year
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore city police have detained 73 offenders, mostly rowdy elements and chain snatchers, under the Goondas Act from January to April 24 this year. People who have been detained under the Goondas Act include those who were arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and those who were involved in the sale of drugs and banned tobacco products. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The 73 people detained under the Goondas Act include 26 drug offenders , 16 property offenders, 20 law & order offenders, seven sexual offenders and four cybercrime offenders. City police commissioner A Saravana Sundar said such detention would create fear among the criminals, and they would spend at least nine months to one year in jail. It would help reduce crimes and prevent law and order issues. Sundar said that when the notorious criminals and other offenders were detained under the Goondas Act, at least their activities would be prevented for a maximum of one year. 'We are mostly detaining the repeated offenders under the Goondas Act,' said Saravana Sundar. The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Cyber Law Offenders, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Sexual Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act of 1982 is commonly referred as the Goondas Act. Legal professionals call it Act 14 of 1982. S Balamurugan, a national secretary of the People's Union for Civil Liberties, said the preventive detention law was used against the economically and socially poor background people. 'Before commencing the judicial trial, how can a district magistrate or a commissioner of police detain the offenders for a period of one year without any trial. This system should be abolished,' said Balamurugan. He said some of the offenders were spending their days behind the bars under the goondas detention. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Some of them managed to come out from the detention after approaching the . However, it would take at least six months period to quash the detention. 'It is a common right for every individual for a fair trial. There is no govt policy to detain the offenders under the Goondas Act. The chance for a fair trial should be given to everyone,' he added.
