The Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissionerate in Odisha has requested all personnel of police station reception desks to put on physique cameras to test the behaviour of each police and guests.
The police commissionerate has taken this transfer following the alleged sexual harassment of a lady and torture of a military officer by policemen in Bharatpur police station right here.
In addition to, a lady had allegedly misbehaved with the police in Khandagiri police station right here just lately.
Some police stations in Bhubaneswar have carried out the directive on Sunday, a police officer mentioned.
To make sure accountability and transparency, the Commissioner of Police S Dev Datta Singh has directed all personnel at police station reception desks to put on physique cameras.
This can monitor the behaviour of police with guests and can carry accountability, the police commissionerate mentioned on X on Sunday.
The police personnel have been sensitised to be well mannered, sympathetic and to behave based on legislation of their dealings, it mentioned, including that this initiative will allow police to document behaviour of some guests which aren’t applicable, it mentioned.
“Physique cameras will ship real-time alerts to the management room, bettering our response. The audio visible recordings can be preserved for a minimum of one month. We’re within the strategy of upgrading the present physique cameras to make them state-of-the-art,” the publish on X added.
Many instances, it was alleged that correct behaviour was not proven to the folks visiting the police station. On the similar time, it was additionally alleged that complainants misbehave with the police personnel within the police stations, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar, Pinak Mishra, mentioned.
To test it, physique cameras have been issued to completely different police stations which can document the conversations, he mentioned.
