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Jeno M.Cryspin.

 

 

Hi-tech criminal tracking system in T Nagar.

For the first time in the history of policing in Tamil Nadu, a criminal identification and tracking system will be used to monitor the shopping crowd at the city’s shopping hub of T Nagar for criminals.

The 16 surveillance cameras fixed on Usman Road and Ranganathan Street in T Nagar, functioning on a Wi-Fi base, will identify kn­o­wn pickpockets and cri­minals from the crowd if their images are already stored in the surveillance system. If found successful, this criminal identification and tracking system will go a long way in tracing kn­o­wn criminals anywhere in the state

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Already, images of 200 known accused are stored in the system.

The project, supported by the Usman Road Traders As­sociation, is already in place and can identity and ca­pture video images of known accused and match it with the stored images.

This criminal identificat­i­on and tracking system is expected to help police tra­ck down history-sheeters pr­owling on the busy Usm­an Road area filled with Deepavali shoppers.

“The software can identity criminals from video images even if the stored images are 15-20 years old. It can identify people with or without hair, with or without beard, using face recognition techniques. Every human face has distinct characteristics, which never change in one’s lifetime.

“As soon as the particular person is identified, the software alerts the policemen monitoring the visuals,” noted M. Senthil of Mars Elec­tronics Cor­poration, the company providing support for the technology developed in Germ­any, for the project.

The Wi-Fi base installed on a building in Usman Road, allows high resolution video cameras to stream images even from a distance of 3 km.

“If a criminal commits a crime in Tirunelveli and gets into a train and lands in Egmore station, he can be traced as soon as he arrives, using the surveillance camera supported by the criminal identification and tracking system,” said a police official.

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 சவுக்கின் துணிச்சல்.


"He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have,  said Socrates.

The appointment of K.Ramanujam, IPS as Director General of Police (Law and Order) for Tamil Nadu on last Wednesday has raised many eyebrows and raised serious questions.   By appointing Ramanujam as DGP just 20 days before his retirement, the government has handed over to him on a platter 2 years of extension of service, which would deprive his juniors a chance to head the Tamil Nadu police.
Ramanujam, a directly recruited IPS officer of 1978 batch had a very good track record as an intelligence officer.   Ramanujam, who is a native of Salem District in Tamil Nadu served in various wings of the police.  But Ramanujam made his mark as in the Intelligence wing, and carved a niche for himself in the art of intelligence.   Admired by his colleagues for his shrewd ways of collecting good intelligence, Ramanujam was a trusted man by old fox Karunanidhi.  During the kidnap of late matinee idol Rajkumar by forest brigand Veerappan, Ramanujam played a vital role in securing the release of Rajkumar.   Even during Karunanidhi’s regime during 1989-1990, Karunanidhi would call Ramanujam directly for information.     Karunanidhi, being an experienced man in the nuances of administration knows the vital role of intelligence to administration and relied on Ramanujam.   Even integrity wise, there were no complaints on Ramanujam, till 2006.
K.Ramanujam, as Inspector General of Police, Intelligence during Jayalalitha’s regime in 2001 to 2006, crossed the ‘lakshman rekha’ which no police officer worth his salt should do.   During the fag end of Jayalalitha’s tenure in 2006 serious back room negotiations were being held between political parties, and Jayalalitha was desperate to retain power.  Jayalalitha sensing the strong anti-incumbency waves against her clung on every party for support.    MDMK Chief Vaiko, who was negotiating with DMK Chief Karunanidhi to face the assembly elections under the wings of Karuna was also wooed by Jayalalitha.   Vaiko, who is known for his melodramatic statements gave interviews to various media, that he would never join hands with Jayalalitha who imprisoned him for a mere speech supporting LTTE for more than 18 months.   Even Vaiko’s mother gave an interview to Ananda Vikatan asking Vaiko to stay with Karunanidhi, just a couple of days before alliances were finalized. But, Vaiko, at the eleventh hour, switched loyalties and allied with the same Jayalalitha who just due to sheer arrogance arrested Vaiko for saying that he will support LTTE.
People who are in the know of things, Ramanujam was instrumental in bringing Vaiko into the ADMK fold at the eleventh hour.    Sources say, Vaiko was even offered with a sizeable amount for election expenses and Ramanujam was privy to this information.    Unfortunately for Ramanujam, DMK came back to power, albeit short of majority.    But, Karunanidhi never forgave Ramanujam for what he considered as ‘treachery’.  Karunanidhi, who had never headed a minority government, was forced to run a government with outside support.   The minority government tag stuck on to Karunanidi till he demitted office.   Though Karunanidhi is aware of the tremendous potential of gathering intelligence of Ramanujam, he never posted Ramanujam into Intelligence and Ramanujam languished in insignificant posts till May 2011.
There is a saying, ‘Integrity is like an island, once you leave it, you can’t be sure to return’.  Ramanujam’s tenure in the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption too was mired in controversy.
In July 2009, the officials of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) conducted a surprise raid at the Civil Supplies CID wing’s SP’s office, at Madurai. During the raid, the DVAC officials recovered unaccounted cash of more than 4 lakhs in covers kept to be handed over to Ms.Jayashree, then SP.   The Head Constable Michael David, from whom the cash was seized gave a confession that the amount was collected on the instructions of Ms.Jayashree.   The name of Ms.Jayashree was included in the FIR and the DVAC commenced investigation.   Jayashree, who was reportedly close to MK.Alagiri’s henchman Pottu Suresh and Pottu Suresh, in turn put a word to the then all powerful Intelligence chief Jaffer Sait.    Following the instructions of Jaffer Sait, Ramanujam transferred the Investiation Officer of Jayashree’s case - Mr.Esakki Anandan,  out of DVAC.   To add insult to the injury, Jayashree was given a clean chit by DVAC which enabled her to be appointed to the Indian Police Service.  Ramanujam not only failed to protect the Investigating Officer, but had listened to the instructions of a rogue officer like Jaffer Sait to save his skin.
Another instance that happened during the tenure of K.Ramanujam as DVAC chief involves IAS officer Apoorva Verma.  Apoorva Varma, as Managing Director of Aavin had indulged in financial irregularities in the sale of Aavin Ghee to other states.  When the matter was brought to the notice of Ramanujam, by way of a complaint, Ramanujam referred the matter for departmental action to Aavin itself.  When Ramanujam referred the matter to Aavin, Apoorva Varma continued as Managing Director for Aavin !!.
However, Ramanujam during his tenure as DVAC chief, took action against some senior public servants for corrupt activities, unlike his predecessors who always targeted small prey.
Election results changed the fortunes of Ramanujam dramatically.   For the first time in the history of Tamil Nadu police, Ramanujam was placed in charge of both DGP (Law and Order) and DGP Intelligence.  Ramanujam was made DGP (L&O) superseding K.Vijayakumar, Letikha Saran, Bhola Nath, Shyam Sundar, and Vibakar Sharma.
Jayalalitha government which had surreptitiously extended the services of Ramanujam by two years by appointing him as regular DGP, on the month of his retirement, threw law in the air and made Ramanujam as DGP.
A three member Division Bench of the Supreme Court in Prakash Singh & others vs Union of India and others framed guidelines for appointment of DGP to a state.  The Supreme Court directed that “The Director General of Police of the State shall be selected by the State Government from amongst the three senior-most officers of the Department who have been empanelled for promotion to that rank by the Union Public Service Commission on the basis of their length of service, very good record and range of experience for heading the police force. And, once he has been selected for the job, he should have a minimum tenure of at least two years irrespective of his date of superannuation.”
Following the notification of elections in March 2011, the Election Commission of India removed the then DGP Ms.Letikha Saran from the post of DGP and appointed Bhola Nath as DGP.    Jayalalitha immediately after assuming charge shifted Bhola Nath and brought in Ramanujam.  When Ramanujam was made DGP (L&O),  if the Supreme Court’s judgment in the Prakash Singh’s case was followed, Ramanujam was miles away from making to the list.
The real intention  of the judgment of the Supreme Court judgment in the Prakash Singh’s case was to avoid frequent transfers of the top cop in a State and to ensure a minimum term.  But Jayalaitha’s government has bent the supreme court judgment to its convenience to ensure the continuance of K.Ramanujam, ignoring his seniors and sidelining his juniors who would have made it to the top post.
Sources in police department say that SK.Upadhyay, who is senior to Ramanujam was not promoted as DGP only with an intention to obviate him from contending for the top post.  S.K. Upadyay, a 1976 batch officer was placed under suspension on 17 July 2008, following the infamous ‘telephone tapping’ scandal.   Transcripts of conversation between Upadhyay and the then Chief Secretary L.K.Tripathy, appeared in the Deccan Chronicle which created a huge uproar.    In the conversation, Tripathy was found instructing Upadhyay, the then DVAC chief to implicate Jayalalitha in a corruption case with regard to the purchase of Kodanadu estate.  Kodanadu estate is Jayalalitha’s favourite retreat.

A Commission of Inquiry appointed by the government found that Upadhyay had been recording his conversations and recommended disciplinary proceedings against Upadyay following which he was placed under suspension.  Mr.K.Natraj, then DGP was appointed as the Inquiry Officer against Upadhyay and sources say, Natraj gave a ‘not proved’ findings against Upadhyay.   For reasons which remain a mystery till date, the then DMK government and the present government have not passed final orders in the disciplinary proceedings against Upadhyay.
Sources in police department say, that Upadhyay has been denied of his promotion so that he would not throw his hat in the ring for the top post.  Ironically Jayalalitha who had benefitted politically and personally due to the release of the audio conversation in the media, continue to deny Upadhyay of his promotion which is overdue for more than four years.  The release of the audio file had exposed the designs of the Karunanidhi government to slap a fresh corruption case against Jayalalitha.   Had that tape not been released, Jayalalitha probably would be facing yet another corruption case besides her assets case in Bengaluru.

Mr.S.K.Upadyay

The dream of every direct recruit IPS officer borne on the cadre of Tamil Nadu is to become Chennai City’s commissioner and DGP (Law and Order).   In government employment, irrespective of the merits of a person, rule of seniority should be strictly followed and various courts have upheld this norm.  But Jayalalitha, had for reasons best known to her had thrown the rule of seniority to winds and has continuously favoured Ramanujam.
Ramanujam was appointed as DGP intelligence and handed over additional charge of the top post overlooking 5 of his seniors.    Now, his appointment as DGP on the month of his retirement, which had given him 2 more years of service has killed the dreams of SK.Upadhyay, Bhola Nath, Sarabjit Singh, Narinderpal Singh, T.Radhakrishnan, Mahboob Alam and SK.Dogra, to make it to the top post.  All these officers would retire before Ramanujam demits office.
Any benefit conferred on a person robbing others’ opportunities could only be termed as an ‘undue advantage’.   Ramanujam may be a rare gem in Tamil Nadu Police.  There could be no one who could match his skills.  But no reason could justify the dubious modus operandi of the Tamil Nadu government for denying opportunity to other officers.    If at all Jayalalitha wanted to favour Ramanujam for the ‘meritorious’ services he rendered to her like making Vaiko jump ship, she could have created any new post like ‘Officer on Special Duty’ for Intelligence, Law and Order, etc. and rewarded Ramanujam’s loyalty.  But rewarding Ramanujam by depriving others’ chances can never be condoned in a democratic country.
Jayalalitha’s action conferring undue advantage on Ramanujam can only be construed as a quid pro quo for the ‘invaluable’ service rendered by by like lathi charging the people at Koodankulam or foisting cases against Sasikala’s relatives  at the whim of Jaya and later instructing the police to go slow when things have cooled down between the two.  Ramanujam, being the top cop is supposed to uphold the rule of law and not bend the law according to the ruler’s whims.   Ramanjuam being the member of All India Service should owe his allegiance to the Constitution and not "Amma" as he is paid from tax payers' money and not from Amma's coffers. 
The appointment of Ramanujam would be quashed by the Central Administrative Tribunal or the High Court as this is a clear case of mala fide and colourable exercise of power by the state government. The government would find it tough to convince the court for temporarily appointing Ramanujam as DGP for 18 months when qualified seniors were available.   But unfortunately, the IPS brass in Tamil Nadu had long back removed their spines.   Even for their rightful seniority, the officers affected by this appointment would not dare to approach the Tribunal or High Court fearing that Amma would be antagonized.

The appointment of Ramanujam as DGP, which clandestinely gives him extension of service for two years is nothing but a bribe paid in kind to Ramanujam.  Bribe need not be in cash Mr.Ramanujam."
 

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‘ஆர்டர்லி’ போலீசார்.

எடுபிடி வேலை!

உயரதிகாரிகளின் வீடுகளில் 5,000 போலீசார்……..

ஊதியமாக ஆண்டுக்கு ரூ.120 கோடி ‘வேஸ்ட்’

தமிழக காவல் துறை உயரதிகாரிகளின் வீடுகளில் 5,000 போலீசார் ‘ஆர்டர்லி’ (எடுபிடி) வேலை செகின்றனர். போலீஸ் வேலையே செய்யாத இவர்களுக்கு, ஆண்டு தோறும் 120 கோடி ரூபாய் வரை, அரசு கஜானாவில் இருந்து ஊதியமாக வளங்கப்பட்டு, நிதி வீணடிக்கப்படுகிறது.

தமிழக காவல் துறையில் காவலர், ஏட்டு, எஸ்.ஐ. , இன்ஸ்பெக்டர், டி.எஸ்.பி., கூடுதல் எஸ்.பி., எ.ஸ்,பி, டி.ஐ.ஜி., ஐ.ஜி.,  ஏ.டி.ஜி.பி., டி.ஜி.பி., பதவி நிலைகள் வரை, ஏறத்தாழ ஒரு லட்சம் பேர் பணியாற்றுகின்றனர். இவர்களில் 5000 காவலர்கள், போலீசார் மற்றும்  அதிகாரிகளின் வீடுகளில், ‘ஆர்டர்லி’ வேலை செய்கின்றனர்.

இவ்வேலையில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ள போலீசார், அன்றாட போலீஸ் நடவடிக்கைகளில் பங்கேற்பதில்லை. அதிகாரிகளின் வீடுகளில் எடுபிடிவேலை பார்த்துக் கொண்டே, பதவி உயர்வு, ‘காவல் துறையில் சிறப்பாகப் பணிபுரிந்ததாக “ரிவார்டு’ களை பெற்றுக்கொள்கின்றனர். அதிகாரிகளின் சிலரது வீடுகளில் எஸ்.ஐ. அந்தஸ்தில் உள்ளவர்களும்  கூட, எடுபிடி வேலை செய்கின்றனர்.

காவலர், ஏட்டு எஸ்.ஐ., களின் மாத ஊதியம் 15 ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் முதல் 25 ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் வரை, தமிழகம் முழுவதும் பணியாற்றும் 5,000 போலீஸ் ‘ஆர்டர்லி’ களுக்கு, அரசு கஜானாவிலிருந்து, மாதம் தோறும் 10 கோடி ரூபாய் ஊதியமாக வழங்கப்படுகிறது.

இந்த ஊதியத்தைப் பெறும் போலீசார், அதற்குறிய வகையில் போலீஸ் பண்யாற்றுவதில்லை. இதனால், அரசுக்கு ஆண்டுக்கு 120 கோடி ரூபாய் இழப்பு ஏற்படுகிறது.

இது குறித்து போலீசார் கூறுகையில், ‘ஆங்கிலேயர் கால ‘ஆர்டர்லி’ முறையை ஒழிக்க, தமிழகத்தில் 1984 ல் அரசாணை பிறப்பிக்கப்பட்டது. என்றும் , டி.எஸ்.பி. வீடு முதல் உயரதிகாரிகளின் வீடு வரை அனைத்து மாவட்டத்திலும் ஆர்டர்லி முறை உள்ளது. இதை ஒழிக்க, அரசு கடும் நடவடிக்கை மேற்கொள்ள வேண்டும்.

உயர் அதிகாரிகளின் வீடுகளில் உள்ள ஆர்டர்லிகள், போலீஸ்பணியாற்றுதல்,, மற்ற போலீசாருக்கு கடும் பணிச்சுமை ஏற்படுகிறது. எனவே, இந்த அடிமை முறைக்கு தமிழக அரசு முற்றுப்புள்ளி வைக்க வேண்டும்’. என்றனர்.

ஆர்டர்லி முறை குறித்து, ஓய்வு பெற்ற ஐ.பி.எஸ்.. அதிகாரி ஒருவர் கூறியதாவது-

போலீஸ் உயரதிகாரிகள் வசிக்க, அரசு சார்பில் பங்களா வழங்கப்படுகிறது. மாவட்டம், மாநகரப் போலீஸ் நிர்வாகங்களில் இது போன்ற பங்களாக்கள் உள்ளன. இவற்றைப் பராமரிக்க ஆட்கள் தேவை. வெளியாட்களை வேலைக்கு அமர்த்தினால், சம்பளம் தர வேண்டியிருக்கும், நான்கு ஐந்து பேரை வேலைக்கு வைத்தால், மாதம் தோறும் குறைந்தது 30 ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் வரை, அதிகாரி தான் ஊதியம் வழங்க் வேண்டியிருக்கும். அதுவே, போலீசாரை பணியமரத்தினால் பிரச்சனை இல்லை.

இந்த வேலைகளில் ஈடுபடுமாறு, விருப்பமில்லாத போலீசாரை நிர்பந்திப்பதில்லை, அவ்வாறு செய்யவும் முடியாது. காவலர்கள் சிலர், காலங்காலமாக, ஆர்டர்லியாகப் பணியாற்றி, அதிகாரிகளின் நம்பிக்கையைப் பெற்றவர்களாக இருப்பர்.  அவர்களே, தொடர்ந்து அப்பணியில் நீடிப்பர். புதிய நபர்களை அழைத்தால் வர மாட்டார்கள்.

போலீஸ் உயரதிகாரிகளின் குடும்பத்துக்கும் சில, அன்றாட தேவைகள் உள்ளன.

24 மணி நேரமும் துறைசார்ந்த பணியில் அவர்கள் கவனம் செலுத்துகின்றனர். அவ்வாறு இருப்பவர்கள், குடும்பத்துக்கான தேவைகளுக்கு போலீசாரின் உதவியை சார்ந்தே இருக்க வேண்டியுள்ளது.

அரசாணை மூலமாக, இது போன்ற நிலையை ஒழிக்க முடியுமா என்பது சந்தேகமே. அதே வேளையில், அர்டர்லிகளை அதிக அளவில் வைத்துக் கொள்ளாத உயரதிகாரிகளும் நிறையப் பேர் உள்ளனர். இவ்வாறு அவர் தெரிவித்தார்.

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நன்றி தினமலர்.

ஹேமாகருணாகரன் ஐ.பி.எஸ். மறைவு.

Hema Karunakaran IPS

IPS officer Hema Karunakaran dies of cancer

Hema Karunankaran (45), a senior IPS officer and deputy commissioner of police (law and order), Coimbatore, died after a prolonged illness at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in Madurai on Sunday.

A native of Karupayurani in Madurai district, Hema is the wife of Coimbatore collector Karunakaran. An official at the GRH said that she was terminally ill with breast cancer in its advanced stage, coupled with distal metastases (cancer that has spread from the original tumour to distant organs). She was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai for the past several days and was shifted to Madurai on Saturday night after she suffered brain death. She died on Sunday morning. She is survived by her husband Karunakaran and two sons.

A 1997 batch Tamil Nadu Police Service personnel, recruited as deputy superintendent of police, Hema was conferred Indian Police Service in 2004. "She was of the rarest breed of sincere, honest and efficient police officers, diligent at solving cases with a humane approach," said a senior police official in Madurai. She particularly received praise from various quarters in handling cases related to women harassment. A large number of police officials from Coimbatore visited Madurai and paid homage to her. Later, her body was taken to native and final rites were performed.

Hema started her career as assistant commissioner of police (ACP), dowry prohibition cell, Madurai city and later as ACP, prohibition enforcement wing. She also held stints as superintendent of police in the special investigation team, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Board, CB-CID, before assuming office of deputy commissioner of Coimbatore City in December 2010.

She was awarded the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Police Medal for Excellence in Public Service in 2011. She was also awarded the 'Uthamar Gandhi' medal in 2002 for curtailing illicit liquor trade in Madurai city.

Chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Sunday condoled the death of Hema Karunakaran. In a message to the Coimbatore collector, she said, "I was grieved to learn about the demise of your beloved wife Hema Karunakaran, IPS, after a brief illness. Although no words of solace would really be adequate in such circumstances, I wish to share your grief by conveying my deepest condolences to you and to all the other members of your family. I pray that the Almighty may give you the strength and fortitude to withstand this personal sorrow. May her soul rest in peace."

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