Karnataka High Court orders CCTV audit at all police stations across State

The High Court has directed the Police Computer Wing to design and implement a centralised State-level information technology system for real-time monitoring of CCTV operations across all police stations. | Photo Credit: File Photo Pulling up the police over a non-functional CCTV system at a police station during power outages, the Karnataka High Court directed the State government to conduct a comprehensive audit of CCTV systems and backup power supply infrastructure at all police stations across the State.The court also directed the Police Computer Wing to design and implement a centralised State-level information technology system for real-time monitoring of CCTV operations across all police stations.Justice Suraj Govindaraj issued the directions after observing that CCTV cameras at the