Court asks cops to keep CCTV footage

New Delhi, March 9: A Delhi court on Friday directed the police to preserve all CCTV footage relevant to the alleged assault on Delhi environment minister Imran Hussain.

The direction came on the plea of Hussain that he was mobbed by officials and staffers a day after the purported assault on chief secretary Anshu Prakash, after the police informed metropolitan magistrate Abhilash Malhotra through a report that it has seized the CCTV footage and provided proper security cover to the minister.

“The SHO is directed to ensure that all the relevant CCTV footage including that of the 5th floor ( where the office of the CS is situated) be preserved in compliance with directions,” the magistrate said while seeking a compliance report on the same by April 4.

The court also accepted the contention of Hussain that he had not yet been examined by the police to ascertain the names of the persons who attacked him.

“The SHO to ensure that they will take appropriate steps and examine the applicant ( Hussain), injured persons as well as other material witnesses and ensure that fair investigation will be done in present case,” it said.

The status report filed by SHO Ravinder Malik said that the CCTV footage was still being analysed and efforts to identify the culprits were continuing.

Notices have been issued to 14 people to join investigation, it said.