Commercial hotspots in Tiruchi city brought under enhanced vigil for Deepavali festival

Tiruchi Police Commissioner Rupesh Kumar Meena at the temporary police outpost near Theppakulam on Saturday. | Photo Credit: M. MOORTHY Commercial hotspots in Fort and Gandhi Market police stations limits in the Tiruchi city have been brought under enhanced vigil in connection with the upcoming Deepavali festival with the Police putting in place comprehensive security arrangements to check crimes, regulate crowd movements and ease congestion. A temporary police outpost has been established on the NSCB road near Teppakulam equipped with monitors connected with a slew of surveillance cameras installed at vantage points where crowd movements are more. Commissioner of Police Tiruchi Rupesh Kumar Meena inaugurated the temporary police outpost on Saturday where police personnel in shifts would be deployed round-the-clock to monitor the movements.Arrangements have been made to establish seven watch towers at key locations such as NSCB road, entrance of Rockfort, Singarathoppu-Poompuhar junction, Gandhi Market arch and Big Bazaar street. Police personnel armed with binoculars would be posted in shifts on the watch towers. As part of the security arrangements, advanced Pan Tilt Zoom cameras have been installed at the Chathram bus stand and at the temporary police outpost to enhance vigil.A total number of 152 surveillance cameras have been installed at Big Bazaar street, Gandhi Market arch, Super bazaar, Jaffersha street, Madurai road, Nandhi Koil street, West Bouleward road and Chathram bus stand to monitor the movements of criminals.The cameras are linked to the monitors installed at the modern police control room and at the temporary police outpost.Police personnel would be on rounds in crowded areas and check the identity of suspicious elements using the Facial Recognition System application.Separate teams have been constituted for the maintenance of law and order and for prevention of crimes besides for regulation of traffic movements and ease congestion. About 200 police personnel have been deployed for maintenance of law and order, prevention of crimes and for regulation of traffic movements in Fort and Gandhi Market police stations limits.Arrangements have been made for parking of two-wheelers and four-wheelers by the public coming to the commercial hotspots for shopping. Parking lots have been created at different places including at the multi-level parking lot along West Bouleward road, super bazaar parking lot and at the Chathram bus stand parking lot, a police press release said. Published - October 31, 2026 06:20 pm IST