The Raghubar Das government had, in February last year, announced in the Assembly that the capital city would be brought under effective CCTV surveillance during a heated debate on deteriorating law and order in Ranchi. Seventeen thanas are among the 159 locations where the CCTV cameras would be installed. Ranchi SSP Kuldeep Dwivedi said nowadays, CCTV cameras had become one of the primary tools in crime prevention, investigation, detection and post-investigative documentation. "Police had to depend on cameras installed on private premises (banks, malls, shops and homes) to investigate cases. Do you think CCTV cameras are enough for crime control?

Source: The Telegraph July 02, 2017 21:56 UTC