The police in West Zone and Coimbatore City have stepped up vigil against the sale of banned lottery tickets in the city and zone.
Enforcement of the ban on sale of lottery tickets is proving to be difficult in Western Tamil Nadu and Coimbatore since it shared borders with Kerala and Karnataka.
In Coimbatore City, Commissioner of Police Amaresh Pujari has instructed all the officers in Crime and Law and Order departments to display “zero tolerance” towards possession and sale of lottery tickets that are banned in Tamil Nadu.
On Saturday, Selvapuram Police arrested a 41-year old person and recovered 37 banned lottery tickets.
In West Zone, Inspector General of Police – K. Vanniyaperumal and DIG of Police – Salem Range G. Venkataraman have stepped up their supervision to enforce the ban and prevent the influx of lottery tickets from Kerala and Karnataka. On Friday and Saturday alone, the police have registered a total of 58 cases in the West Zone with eight districts.
Eight cases in Coimbatore district, nine in Erode, four in Tirupur, 11 in Salem, 14 in Namakkal, nine in Dharmapuri and three in Krishnagiri have been registered.
In all the eight districts, vehicle checks have been stepped up on the inter-State roads to prevent the entry of lottery tickets and Special Branch Police have been asked to step up vigil and shadow watch the habitual offenders. In Coimbatore City, police personnel in civil dress have been deployed to crackdown on those indulging in clandestine sale of lottery tickets.
