The Delhi High Court directed the police on Tuesday to take "immediate and urgent steps" to install CCTV cameras in vulnerable areas of the national capital, saying it would help in "curbing crime" and making women's security a reality.
A bench of Justices G S Sistani and A J Bhambhani gave Delhi Police three months to install the cameras and added that if more time was required then it will be granted thereafter.
The direction came after the police, represented by Delhi government standing counsel (Criminal) Rahul Mehra, told the court that installation of 6,630 cameras in 44 vulnerable locations in the city would be done only by March 28, 2021 as against the earlier estimate of completing the process by January this year.
Mehra said the approval for tendering process took time which is why the earlier time line could not be adhered to.
The court, however, said, "Delhi Police to take immediate and urgent steps to install CCTV cameras in the vulnerable locations in the city as it will go a long way in curbing crime and to make women's security a reality."
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