The Coimbatore District (Rural) Police will form a special unit to monitor activities of persons who are suspected to have been associated with organisations supporting left wing extremism. The unit, comprising three policemen, will also keep a watch on Maoist frontal organisations.
The formation of the unit is one of the strategies by the Tamil Nadu police to deal with left wing extremism in addition to its already functional wings, namely the Special Task Force (STF), the Naxal Special Division (NSD) and the ‘Q’ Branch.
Coimbatore District Superintendent of Police V. Badrinaryanan said each of the three policemen will cover the jurisdictions of two police sub-divisions. Special training will be given to them for the task.
