To rein in infamous rowdy components within the metropolis, the Greater Chennai City Police have been invoking provisions of the Chennai City Police Act and issuing externment orders banning such components from getting into town.

The legislation goals to safeguard public peace and stop the recurrence of felony actions. These orders are issued towards felony components concerned in a number of severe felony instances, posing a big risk to public security.

Greater Chennai City Police Commissioner A. Arun has handed externment orders banning not less than eight males in six months. Five individuals had been invoked with the orders this month. They are D. Ajay Rogan, 36, of Mylapore; M. Raja, 42, of Thiruvanmiyur; V. Nagendra Sethupathi, 33, of Ramanathapuram; M. Premkumar, 45, of Madurai; and T. Selvabharathi, 26, of Chennai. ‘Nedunkundram’ Surya (BJP state workplace bearer), ‘Naduveerapattu’ Lenin, and ‘Rocket’ Raja had been issued related orders and banned from getting into town in April.

In this connection, with the coordination of varied districts throughout Tamil Nadu, the City Police have recognized criminals who’ve been absconding to evade authorized motion and initiated strict authorized proceedings towards them.

Based on this, the Commissioner, Mr. Arun, handed the order towards eight males who’re categorized as history-sheeted rowdies beneath Section 51A of the Chennai City Police Act. These eight people had been concerned in a number of severe felony instances and posed a big risk to public security, mentioned the Commissioner in his orders. Now they can’t enter town limits for one yr, aside from any courtroom proceedings.

Police mentioned among the many eight historical past sheeters, P. Lenin was concerned in six homicide instances and 12 tried homicide instances, totaling 28 felony instances. Okay. Nedungundram Surya was concerned in 5 homicide instances and 11 tried homicide instances, with a complete of 64 felony instances. J. Raja alias Rocket Raja was concerned in 5 homicide instances and 6 tried homicide instances, totaling 20 felony instances.

Ajay Rogan has three felony instances, together with a drunken brawl at a bar within the metropolis, and Nagendra Sethupathi has 4 felony instances, together with homicide and land grabbing.

City Police have additional emphasised that any try by these people to re-enter Chennai metropolis limits with out applicable authorized sanction would lead to strict authorized motion being taken towards them.

Published – September 21, 2025 10:27 pm IST