A new year gift for senior citizens soon

KOCHI: Police will soon launch a programme to ensure the security of senior citizens, who are staying alone in the city. Each senior citizen will be given a 'patta' book and a policeman, visiting their homes once a week, will record his remarks and the details of the visit. City police decided to expedite the implementation of the senior citizen protection scheme after a 75-year-old woman was robbed at knife-point by two thieves at her residence on November 13, 2011. During the initial stage, city police will implement the patta book system in 50 homes under the central police station…... Read More