Police tightens security in Chennai as tussle within AIADMK intensifies

Officers to conduct round-the-clock checks of key locations to curb anti-social elements

With the political crisis in Tamil Nadu escalating, the Chennai police force has stepped up patrolling in the city and is conducting checks on public places and vehicles.

In a press release issued on Saturday, the police has said its officers have been instructed to conduct round-the-clock checks of lodges, mansions, service apartments, kalyana mandapams, to prevent anti-social and rowdy elements from using these places as bases to foment trouble.

Round-the-clock surveillance has been mounted in all important locations of Chennai city. Intensive vehicle checks have been organised within the city and at all the entry points into