Tirunelveli District has 8,786 CCTV cameras
The Tirunelveli District Police have installed 8,786 CCTV cameras to enhance public safety and deter crime. This initiative, along with the introduction of village policing, aims to reduce unlawful activities and improve community engagement. The police have reported a significant decrease in crimes against women and children as a result of these measures.
- ▪8,786 CCTV cameras have been installed in Tirunelveli District to curb unlawful activities.
- ▪The 'Gramathu Kaaval' initiative assigns a police constable to each village for better community policing.
- ▪There has been a notable reduction in crimes against women and children since the implementation of these measures.
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The Tirunelveli District Police, in association with sponsors, have so far installed 8,786 CCTV cameras in public places across the district, including 900 cameras since January this year, to curb unlawful activities and discourage the troublemakers from orchestrating crimes as these ‘electronic eyes’ would provide credible evidence against them.According to Superintendent of Police V. Prassannakumar, the Tirunelveli District Police, to prevent crimes, have introduced the ‘Gramathu Kaaval’ (Village Policing) by designating a police constable to every village with whom the villagers would be in constant touch to alert him about law and order problems or unlawful activities, if any, in their hamlet so as to take pre-emptive measures in the right time.To add more teeth to this measure, CCTV…
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