A high incidence of thefts in district cooperative banks in Tamil Nadu has prompted the police to ask the banks to install CCTVs in their compounds.
The police met heads of cooperative banks and societies to convey their decision.
There had lately been a series of thefts in cooperative banks in Cuddalore, Dindigul and Thiruvarur districts of the state.
The police authorities are hopeful that the incidence of crimes can significantly be reduced through installation of CCTVs in the premises of cooperative banks.
Sources say lax security has been one of the reasons responsible for recent thefts.