DM Bandipora directs BUs to install CCTV Cameras to prevent crime, militant acts

Bandipora, : The District Magistrate (DM) Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad on Wednesday directed all financial and business units (BUs) to install CCTV cameras for the overall security of the public.
In an order issued Wednesday, he asked all financial and business units in the district to install “good quality” CCTV cameras and report any suspicious activity to the police. He said surveillance is an important tool to monitor public movement and to prevent crime and militancy.
The DM said in view of the prevailing persistent threat relating to recent increased incidents of selective targeting of the innocent citizens in Jammu and Kashmir by the anti-national and subversive elements which require several preventive measures including the use of appropriate technologies, to safeguard the life and property. He said the video surveillance has become a necessary tool to monitor public movements and to prevent crime and militancy.
“The role of CCTV cameras in improving safety cannot be undermined because they not only help in deterrence surveillance and detection of crime but are a very important tool for the law and enforcement agencies in the prosecution and bringing the culprits offender to the book,” reads the order.
The order further stated that criminals and anti social and anti national elements in the past have targeted these business establishments causing loss of life and property. “Installation of such cctv would not only help in controlling crime but will also help in flourishing of business tourism and overall growth of the society by preventing danger to human life and safety, thwart/prevent militant activities which may improve the security of J&K and general public order and tranquillity”, he added.