Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 7 (ANI): Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Friday called for robust security checks of vehicles on the roads and identity checks of drivers, in a purported effort to make the streets of Tamil Nadu safer for women following the sexual assault of a college student in Coimbatore.

"Time has come for the Tamil Nadu Police to prove its mettle. A statewide "Show of Force" operation is needed immediately. Massive checking of all vehicles plying the roads and identity checks must be done," Chidambaram said in a post on X.

He further called for all history sheeters to be required to report to a nearest police station thrice a week.

"All history sheeters must be required to report to the nearest police station thrice a week. Public must be made to feel safe,"

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