Delhi Police to have more ‘eyes’ to track street crime
13 Aug 2014 12:14 AM GMT
Delhi Police might soon get 10,000 more closed-circuit TV (CCTV) cameras to keep a close watch on street crime across the sprawling capital.
According to informed sources, the police had requested the home ministry for 10,000 more CCTV cameras to be installed on roads. They are likely to get the approval soon. The CCTV cameras will help the police in not only averting crimes on roads but collect evidence and quickly nab the culprits.
Currently, Delhi has around 22,000 CCTV cameras installed all around the city. ‘Of the total cameras, Delhi Police have installed 3,586 cameras, whereas 17,303 have been installed by the members of the public. Civic agencies have also installed 992 cameras,’ the sources said.
There have been many cases where they have been able to nab the culprits with the help of the CCTV cameras. One such instance is when Delhi Police was able to identify five accused with the help of the CCTV cameras, who had stabbed a man to death in Madangir, recently. ‘We have installed cameras at many places. But at crowded market locations, we ask shopkeepers to install them outside their shops for their own safety,’ a police officer. Outer Delhi has the highest number of cameras - 4,529 by the public, 246 by Delhi Police and 186 by civic agencies.
Surprisingly, the New Delhi area, home to the VVIPs like the president, prime minister, diplomats and ministers has a minimum number of public-installed CCTV cameras. Delhi Police have installed 400 cameras in this high-profile security zone and a majority of them are around the periphery of parliament. The monitoring is done by the individuals who have installed the CCTVs, with the footage being made available to the police in case a crime is committed.
According to informed sources, the police had requested the home ministry for 10,000 more CCTV cameras to be installed on roads. They are likely to get the approval soon. The CCTV cameras will help the police in not only averting crimes on roads but collect evidence and quickly nab the culprits.
Currently, Delhi has around 22,000 CCTV cameras installed all around the city. ‘Of the total cameras, Delhi Police have installed 3,586 cameras, whereas 17,303 have been installed by the members of the public. Civic agencies have also installed 992 cameras,’ the sources said.
There have been many cases where they have been able to nab the culprits with the help of the CCTV cameras. One such instance is when Delhi Police was able to identify five accused with the help of the CCTV cameras, who had stabbed a man to death in Madangir, recently. ‘We have installed cameras at many places. But at crowded market locations, we ask shopkeepers to install them outside their shops for their own safety,’ a police officer. Outer Delhi has the highest number of cameras - 4,529 by the public, 246 by Delhi Police and 186 by civic agencies.
Surprisingly, the New Delhi area, home to the VVIPs like the president, prime minister, diplomats and ministers has a minimum number of public-installed CCTV cameras. Delhi Police have installed 400 cameras in this high-profile security zone and a majority of them are around the periphery of parliament. The monitoring is done by the individuals who have installed the CCTVs, with the footage being made available to the police in case a crime is committed.
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