CCTV cameras in villages to help curb violent incidents
- | Thursday | 23rd November, 2017
"Pointing out that the CCTV cameras would be used in those villages classified as 'sensitive', the SP added, "We classified the villages based on complaints we registered. Mysuru: In an effort to bring down incidence of violence - particularly clashes between different communities - in rural areas of the district, Mysuru district police have decided to equip as many as 253 villages with closed circuit television CCTV ) cameras. We are hopeful that this will help us bring down crime rate drastically in the villages. As is the case in urban centres, we will use CCTV footage as evidence to crack cases, particularly those involving violence. In the first phase of this project, 60 villages in the district have already been provided CCTV cameras , with the remaining ones set to get them within a month.Superintendent of police (SP) Ravi Channannanavar told The Times of India, "We have decided to install standalone CCTV cameras at local buildings and shops.
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