No incidents of highway robbery were reported on Salem – Kochi Highway near Tamil Nadu – Kerala interstate border after the launch of a check post at Ettimadai on August 2, 2025.
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Jurisdictions of the Coimbatore District (Rural) Police registered 15% decline in crimes against women and children in 2025 when 314 cases were registered as against 371 cases in 2024. Cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act saw 10% decrease in 2025 when 240 cases were reported as against 266 cases in 2024.
According to the police, hurt cases in the district declined from 380 cases in 2024 to 333 in 2025, due to beat patrols, especially during late evenings and nights, targeting remote areas. The police introduced tech-driven beat policing called 24×7 ‘Smart Khakis’ that enhanced beat patrolling.
Rowdyism, revenge, communal issues, caste or political reasons were not the motives for the 49 murder cases registered in 2025, said the police.
The police arrested 658 people involved in 572 property offence cases and recovered stolen properties worth ₹2.33 crore.
Decline in fatal accidents
A total of 2,597 road accident cases were reported in 2025, including 514 fatal accidents (a decline from 660 cases in 2024) and 2,083 non-fatal ones. Fines to the tune of ₹1.07 crore were collected from offenders of 1,15,318 motor vehicle petty cases in 2025.
The district police arrested 556 persons involved in 464 drug peddling cases (24% increase from 2024), resulting in the seizures of 670.153 kg of narcotic substances (52% increase) worth around ₹66.90 lakh and 29 vehicles.
No highway robbery from August
Coimbatore District Superintendent of Police K. Karthikeyan said no highway robbery cases were reported on the stretch of Salem – Kochi highway near Walayar inter-State border after the introduction of check post at Ettimadai on August 2, 2025.
The stretch under K.G. Chavadi police station jurisdiction had witnessed three cases of dacoity and one robbery during the first seven months. After the introduction of the check post, the police made seven interceptions, confiscating ₹2 crore in unaccounted cash and 868 grams of gold that had been smuggled in cars and two-wheelers.
The cybercrime police disposed of 80% of the petitions relating to financial and non-financial cases. Fraudulent transactions to the tune of ₹1.97 crore were frozen and ₹1.56 crore was returned to the victims. A total of 564 lost mobile phones valued at ₹93.26 lakh were recovered and handed over to the respective owners.
In a case of ‘digital arrest’ scam involving a loss of ₹10 lakh, the police arrested the accused from New Delhi and completed the investigation within 20 days that resulted in the conviction of six years of rigorous imprisonment, along with a fine of ₹1.5 lakh to the accused in 55 days.
The police conducted 12,940 raids to crackdown on illegal sale of liquor in 2025, resulting in 3,921 cases against 4,035 people and seizure of 4,484.815 litres of liquor (23,040 bottles).
A total of 598 people were arrested in 580 cases for the sale of banned tobacco products. Contraband to the tune of 7,690.77 kg worth ₹55.45 lakh and 29 vehicles were seized. As many as 167 shops were sealed and a total fine of ₹41.75 lakh was imposed on them. The police booked 723 persons involved in the illegal sale of Kerala lottery tickets and seized 37,189 tickets worth ₹14.87 lakh and ₹5.97 lakh in cash.
Published – January 04, 2026 07:45 pm IST