BHILAI: With a view to enhance the city surveillance system, authorities with district police wing have decided to install advanced close circuit television (#CCTV) cameras at nearly 20 important locations across twin cities Bhilai-Durg.
Officials said that the first phase of installation at various strategic locations has already begun on experimental basis. First CCTVs were installed at a square near Surya TI Mall in Bhilai and Malvi Nagar square in Durg. After this, 20 sensitive locations including Khursipar, Kumhari, Chhaoni, Power House, Nehru Nagar, Smriti Nagar, Y-Shape Bridge, Jail Tiraha, Pulgaon Chowk, Station Chowk, Awanti Bai Chowk, Sirsa Gate, Dabrapara Chowk, ACC Chowk and others have been finalized to be equipped with CCTV. The district police in support with local industrialists and social groups have been jointly carrying out the project and it is likely to be completed by this year. Durg ASP (city) Rajesh Agrawal told TOI, "Looking into the urgent need to have a network of CCTV cameras in twin-cities, it was decided to install the cameras at important locations, which in turn would help in detection of local crime and traffic offenses.
COIMBATORE: The district police have arrested the prime accused in the daylight robbery that took place outside a nationalized bank in Karamadai. They have arrested K Karthick, 23, a native of Trichy. He was remanded to judicial custody on Wednesday. Of the 12lakh that was stolen, the police said they have recovered 7lakh and informed the victim, K Samuel, about it.
As per the police, on Wednesday morning, when they were conducting vehicle checks near Therampalayam in Karamadai, they noticed him getting down from the bus.
"We already had a photograph of him from the CCTV footage secured from the bank," said police officials. So we chased and arrested him. They said that Karthick had completed his ITI training and was a mechanic.
"This is his first offence in this district. But we will check other districts as well," said an official. The police said that the other two accused have also been identified as S Guna, 22 and M Arumugham, 35. "We are looking for them in Trichy and other neighbouring districts. We are hopeful of catching them soon," said police officials. On August 25, three men who came on a motor-cycle snatched 12lakh from K Samuel, a farmer cum realtor who was getting into his car parked 150 metres from the Indian Bank.
