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Udupi : In order to prevent illegal transportation of cattle, house thefts and other crimes especially during the rainy season, Udupi police department taken severe measures, said Nisha James, Superintendent of Police, Udupi district.

Speaking to media persons during the police phone-in programme on Friday, July 12, Nisha James said that the police had taken stern action against the illegal cattle transportation in the district. Already the police had put over 30 check-posts during nights and over 10 check posts functioning during the day across the district to prevent illegal transportation of cows and other crimes.

Special teams had also been formed at the sub-divisional level which kept a vigil on repeat offenders who had indulged in cattle theft. She said meanwhile local authorities also needed to contribute in this regard as cattle thefts also targeted stray cattle. The local authorities should send the stray cattle to the goshalas, she said.

Nisha James said that the district police had registered 14 cases against illegal transportation of cows from January to July 11 this year. They had rescued 57 cattle and arrested 31 persons during this period.

SP said that Udupi police will launch drive against motorcycles without silencers and also against those persons driving on the wrong side of the road in Udupi district. There are more complaints in relate to violation of motor vehicles act. The department will launch drive against violators of transport motor vehicles act, she said.

To a query, SP said that the district police had taken action against autorickshaws and vans carrying school children beyond permissible limit. The district police had urged the Regional Transport Officer to suspend the driving licences  of the erring drivers, she said.

One caller informed the police that during night time at Gandhi Park at Ajjarkad, lot of people drinking alcohol openly and need to ban to drink alcohol in such places and also the caller said during day time college students without attending classes in the college, spent time at Ajjarkad park. SP said that action will be taken to curb the illegal drinking of alcohol in public places at Ajjarkad.

The calls received in relate to Matka business, cross vehicle parking at Manipal, illegal alcohol sale in petty shops, illegal sand transportation and other transported issues.

From June 14 to July 12, there were 23 cases of Matka registered and 23 were arrested. In 8 gambling cases 60 arrested, in excise 2 cases registered and two arrested, NDPS 17 cases registered and 19 arrested, COPTA 118 cases were registered, Drunken driving 55, Shrill horn 300, use of mobile while driving 92, without helmet 4611, over speeding 92 and other IMVs 11019.