CCTVs in police stations in 8- 9 months, HC informed

New Delhi, March 13: The Delhi high court was on Tuesday told that installation of CCTV cameras in police stations would take eight to nine months as a tender for the purpose has been floated and documents received from bidders are being examined.

The submission was made before a bench of justice S. Ravindra Bhat and justice K. Chawla by the Delhi police which also told the court that a tentative financial sanction has been received for setting up the CCTVs.

It, however, said that all the rooms of a police station, including that of the investigating officer, cannot be put under the CCTV surveillance as only a limited number of cameras would be installed at each police station. Delhi government's criminal standing counsel Rahul Mehra, appearing for the police, told the court that he has informed the agency that the current timeline of eight to nine months was unacceptable. The bench, thereafter, asked him to file a new timeline for installing the CCTV cameras in the police stations. Mr Mehra also told the court that there was lack of cooperation from tne PWD regarding the CCTVs’ installation.