Office of security firm burgled in West Delhi

STOLEN CCTV footage of mall draws blank; police suspect hand of insider who knew that back of store did not have cameras

NEW DELHI: The office of a firm, which deals in security surveillance equipment, was burgled at a mall in west Delhi on Thursday. According to sources, among the many valuables that went missing after the incident, ironically, were more than six CCTV cameras.

The incident was reported from Hawkeye Security System Service Centre located on the fourth floor of the Westend Mall in the Janakpuri district centre.

The burglars, according to the company, apparently knew that the front part of the office-cumstore was under surveillance and hence instead broke in from the back after work hours.

“We received a call about the incident early on Friday morning. They took some phones, seven CCTV cameras and a laptop,” said Meet Sehgal, director of Hawkeye Security Systems. Sehgal claimed that the first thing that he did after knowing about the incident was to analyse the footage from the mall’s CCTV camera network, which was of no use.

“The police were helpful and registered a case soon. But all the three parties - the mall, the police and our company - are yet to figure out what actually happened,” Sehgal complained.

THE BURGLARS MADE AWAY WITH 7 CCTV CAMERAS AND A LAPTOP CONTAINING SENSITIVE INFORMATION

“Where were the guards? How did the burglars know that CCTV surveillance was available only for the front section of our office?” Sehgal asked.

Contacted, police said that they had registered a case and were looking at all possible angles, including the involvement of an insider either from the company or the mall.

Officials at Hawkeye said they were more worried about the stolen laptop. “It contains sensitive data about the names and addresses of our customers and the spots in their offices or buildings that are or are not covered by surveillance cameras,” Sehgal added.

“We have registered a case and are taking all apprehensions expressed by the complainant very seriously,” said a senior police officer.