As per the RTI documents provided by the district police department, CCTV has been installed in 16 police stations ,including three marine police station and one model police station , besides two SDPO offices and SP office at Jajanga . Since January, CCTVs were lying dysfunctional in nine police stations, including SDPO office of Pattamundai.
Those police stations, where CCTV have been lying in disorder, are Rajkanika, Mahakalapada, Pattamundai, Jamboo Marine police station, Tantiapala Marine police station, Energy police station at Kajala, Nikirai police station, Sadar police station and SDPO office at Pattamundai. While for last several months , these police stations were out of CCTV surveillance, it speaks volume about the unscrupulous attitude of the police.
There are several instances, where barbaric act towards the detainees and violation of detainees rights have been going on unabated. “We suspect , police department has not been taking any interest to repair the defunct CCTVs at the police stations, possibly with an ulterior motive, " alleged RTI activist Pratap Mohanty.The intellectual masses, social activists and the rights activist demanded immediate steps for ensuring that all the police stations remain under CCTV installation.
When contacted , Kendrapada SP Niti Sekhar stated that some CCTVs lying dysfunctional have been repaired and steps have been taken to repair the remaining ones.