He also expressed unhappiness over nodal officers and inspectors in each police district failing to pass the circulars and guidelines to the affected police personnel.
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The Greater Chennai Police have deployed 20,000 policemen to enforce a strict lockdown that came into effect early Monday and will continue till May 31.
The police have registered a total of 3,980 cases for violating lockdown norms and seized 3,446 vehicles till Saturday, according to a press release from the city police.
Greater Chennai Police commissioner Shankar Jiwal has made the restrictions strict by dividing the city into 348 sectors. E-registration was made mandatory to travel within the city and 320 checkpoints were set up to restrict travel.
Police have erected barricades even in interior stretches and all the flyovers are closed.
The police commissioner appealed to the public not to venture out and warned them they will be booked if found unnecessarily loitering around.
Police checking vehicles on EVR Periyar Salai in Chennai. (File photo)
CHENNAI: Greater Chennai police will enforce a stricter lockdown from Monday by deploying 20,000 police personnel and re-enforcing the sector-wise lockdown.
The police have registered a total of 3,980 cases for violating lockdown norms and seized 3,446 vehicles till Saturday. On Sunday, in many parts of the city the police pressed in patrol vehicles to control the crowd as they thronged the markets to make purchases throwing caution to the wind.
On May 18, Greater Chennai police commissioner Shankar Jiwal had made the restrictions stringent by dividing the city into 348 sectors. E-registration was made mandatory to travel within the city and 320 checkpoints were set up. All the flyovers and bridges will remain closed. Police are also erecting barricades in interior stretches.
Teacher accused of sexual misconduct suspended
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Several students shared instances of his inappropriate behaviour on social media platforms
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Several students shared instances of his inappropriate behaviour on social media platforms
A city school that was in the crosshairs since Sunday night over allegations of sexual misconduct against a teacher by students has suspended him, pending the completion of inquiry.
School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi and DMK MPs Kanimozhi and Dayanidhi Maran have recorded their responses to the charges.
The allegations were initially shared on the Instagram page of a former student, Kripali. She told
The Hindu that some students had reached out to her and asked if the students of her batch had suffered such sexual misconduct by commerce teacher G. Rajagopalan. He has reportedly been teaching commerce and accountancy for over 20 years.
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