The incident occurred after a confrontation between three bootleggers and a group of youths in Mayiladuthurai. The altercation led to the brutal killings of Harish, a polytechnic graduate, and his relative Harisakthi, an engineering student. Tamil Nadu Director General of Police (DGP) Shankar Jiwal held a high-level meeting at the police headquarters on Saturday. He directed officers to intensify operations against history-sheeters and bootlegger. The Organised Crime Intelligence Unit (OCIU) closely monitors 550 highly active criminals. The department is also focusing on legal proceedings against these criminals to secure convictions. Officers have been directed to track hostile rowdies and rival gangs to prevent further law and order disturbances. The police have initiated financial investigations into the assets and income sources of known rowdies. Police have been tasked with forming rowdy-monitoring teams, led by Deputy Superintendents of Police, to track and investigate repeat offenders – particularly in areas with a history of high-profile crimes.
