Summary:
In a move to thwart them, city police have stepped up night patrolling. Last year, 301 thefts, 87 auto thefts, 93 burglaries, 61 robberies, 7 dacoities and 214 other thefts were reported. Adding to the woes of city residents, notorious burglar Muthuselvam is still evading police net. A special team was constituted to nab him, but the evasive robber is still at large. Ernakulam Rural SP K Karthik had constituted an SIT led by Aluva DySP and the Aluva East CI as investigating officer..