Install CCTV cameras in villages: SSP

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, May 3

Vikram Jeet Duggal, SSP, Amritsar Rural, has urged people in rural areas, especially panchayats, to install CCTV cameras at main chowks and prominent streets in order to nail drug peddlers as well as those responsible for other crimes.

The SSP held a series of meetings with senior police officials and visited almost all the police stations after taking over the charge of Amritsar Rural after the shifting of Parampal Singh on the directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI). He asked police officials to hold meeting with the village panchayats and encourage them to install CCTV cameras.

“This will not only help in bringing down the crime rate, but also stemming the problem of drug abuse,” he said. CCTV cameras will also act as strong evidence against drug peddlers.

He also directed the police officials to hold weekly meetings with watchmen working in villages to get information regarding the anti-social elements. He asked them to hold checking at hotels, inns and sarais. Such places should ensure that they have CCTV cameras in working state. They should also ensure taking the identity proofs of those staying there, he said.

According to Duggal, the police force should remain vigilant in view of the upcoming parliamentary polls in the state. He said more paramilitary personnel would arrive soon and they would be deputed at sensitive places.