To avoid controversy arising out of excesses by members of law enforcing agencies as well as to keep a tab on trouble makers, state government decided to equip all the districts with video cameras.
Orders have been also issued in this regard by principal secretary (home) AK Gupta and Director General of Police, Deo Raj Nagar here on Tuesday evening. They directed that the district police chiefs will ensure that every law and order problem and measures taken to defuse it should be made `in-camera’.
According to an official communiqué of the Home Department released here on Tuesday evening, Rs 2 lakh each has been provided to the district police chiefs by the Police headquarters at Allahabad. The money should be utilised to purchase video cameras. A K Gupta said videography of incidents during festivals, elections or any other kind of law and order problem would be done to identify troublemakers.
In case of complaint against excesses or even negligence of the members of law enforcing agencies in dealing with the situation, the recording would be very helpful to find out the truth, the release added. The compliance of the above order should be made at earliest by the district police chiefs.