A youth, arrested by the Coimbatore District (Rural) Police for his alleged involvement in several robberies, was on Wednesday detained under the provisions of the Goondas Act.
The detainee was identified by Mettupalayam’s S. Nandkumar (29).
Acting on the recommendations of Coimbatore District (Rural) Superintendent of Police V. Badrinarayanan, Coimbatore District Collector GS Sameeran invoked the goons’ provisions against the man.
According to police, provisions of the Goondas Act have been invoked against 23 people involved in several crimes in Coimbatore district (rural) so far this year.