Use of CCTV cameras at important places of the city and patrolling of PCR vans have yielded good results for the Commissionerate police to prevent crime in the city. Some instances have come to notice where due to CCTVs, alertness of the Police Control Room (PCR) and immediate action of the PCR staff some women were saved from possible threat to their life and honour.
On Monday evening, CCTV Surveillance Control Room found that a young girl aged about 20 years with white dress moving helplessly at the Kalinga Hospital square and passed information to local PCR as well as to the Chandrasekharpur police station. Immediately police rescued the girl who was unable to speak anything. The girl was provided shelter at the Mission Ashra located at Janla under the Jatani police station. Till now none of her relatives has arrived there. The girl is of thin built and bald. She only utters her name as Seema. The police have started inquiry about her identity.
On the save evening, some person of Unit-II area informed the PCR that a lady, who was his neighbor, was attempting to commit suicide by self immolation following quarrel with her husband and requested to save her life. On receipt of this information, the PCR informed the nearby PCR van to rush to the spot. The concerned PCR staff arrived at the spot immediately, rescued the lady and brought her to the Mahila Police Station. After counseling by the officers of the police station she agreed to return to her house.
In another incident, late on Monday night, PCR staff of the Airfield police station found a lady moving alone in a helpless and depressed condition near Anantavihar area. On enquiry it was ascertained that due to some family quarrel the lady had left her house. She was not prepared to return to her in-law’s house. She could have become victim of some crime in the dead hours of night. However, Police took initiative to rescue and counsel her and then called her close relative and ensured that she reaches her relative’s house safely.