Cameras installed at police stations in Muktsar defunct

Cameras installed at police stations defunct

Fails to serve purpose

• A recent visit to the Sadar Muktsar police station revealed that not even a single camera installed there was functioning.
• The Station House Officer admitted the fact that the cameras had gone out of order.

"I am unaware whether cameras have been installed at the police stations. If the cameras are installed and not working, it will be repaired within a short period," says Kuldeep Chahal, SSP, Muktsar.

Archit Watts

Tribune News Service

Muktsar, May 20

Though the Muktsar police today claimed to have solved the Muktsar bus molestation case with the help of CCTV cameras installed on the outskirts of the town, it is totally unaware about the status of cameras installed at the police stations.

Notably, a number of cameras were installed at various police stations a few years ago. However, a majority of them were not working since long and the purpose behind their installation was getting defeated.

A recent visit to the Sadar Muktsar police station revealed that not even a single camera installed there was functioning. Even the Station House Officer (SHO) admitted the fact that the cameras had gone out of order.

Talking to The Tribune, a senior police officer said the cameras were installed at the police stations with not just the aim of keeping an eye over the movement of people visiting there but also to record the activities of the police.

Muktsar SSP Kuldeep Chahal said, “I am unaware whether cameras have been installed at the police stations. If the cameras are installed and not working, it will be repaired within a short period.”