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India’s New CCTV Rules Signal Bold Move Against Chinese Spy Threat

May 28, 2025, 12:52 pm

India has implemented stringent CCTV surveillance regulations to protect national security and stop spying threats. All internet-connected CCTV cameras that are sold or imported into India must be tested by labs starting in April, per government regulations. This involves examining the source code, software, and hardware. India’s growing concerns about Chinese surveillance technology are reflected in the action.

Global manufacturers caution that supply chains may be disrupted by these regulations. Indian officials maintain, however, that the policy takes actual security threats into account.

New Security Rules Face Industry Resistance

Companies such as Motorola Solutions (U.S.), Xiaomi, Dahua, Hanwha (South Korea), and Hikvision (China) are required by the new regulations to submit CCTV models for government testing. Moreover, all cameras manufactured or imported after April 9 fall under this policy. However, many manufacturers find it difficult to adhere to the regulations. They point to lengthy inspections, restricted testing capabilities, and requests to share sensitive source code.

Consequently, 17 surveillance firms met with Indian officials on April 3 and asked for a postponement. Nevertheless, the government declined, citing the urgency of the security issue.

China Drives India’s Security Concerns

India has concerns about China’s surveillance technology. India discovered in 2021 that one million Chinese cameras in government buildings had security holes that allowed the cameras to transmit video data abroad. India’s mistrust was heightened by this discovery. It also explains India’s stricter regulations on foreign investment and prohibition on numerous Chinese apps.

Citing security concerns, the U.S. and other nations have also placed restrictions on Chinese surveillance equipment. Indian officials express particular concern about China and call for stringent controls on the chips and software used in CCTV equipment.

Market Impact of CCTV in India

The CCTV market in India is expanding. By 2030, it might have increased from $3.5 billion in 2024 to $7 billion. Thirty percent of the market is held by Chinese companies. CP Plus of India holds 48%. Delays have been brought on by new testing regulations, though. Only a small percentage of the 6,000 camera models that were submitted have passed certification.

Some businesses caution that this bottleneck will reduce revenue and cause projects to be put on hold. India remains steadfast in safeguarding its surveillance network against spying threats in spite of these obstacles.

India’s strict CCTV testing regulations demonstrate how important it is to protect vital infrastructure in the face of escalating tensions with China. Despite the short-term challenges for manufacturers, the rule represents a significant step toward national security and technological independence.

Mizoram: Helmeted Man Assaults Woman in Aizawl, Case Filed

December 9, 2024, 7:09 pm

A man wearing a helmet was caught on CCTV publicly assaulting a woman, kicking and punching her while she lay on the ground. The incident, which occurred in the capital city of Aizawl, has prompted the Mizoram State Commission for Women to take suo moto notice of the assault.

The assailant has been identified as 22-year-old Lalnunfela, a resident of Aizawl’s Bethlehem area. Following the incident, the police registered a case based on a complaint filed by the victim’s mother, who recognized her daughter through the CCTV footage.

Police and Commission Respond to Incident

The Mizoram State Commission for Women has requested a report from the Officer-in-Charge of the Kulikawn Police Station within seven days. Authorities have filed a case under relevant sections of the newly implemented Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita.

According to sources from the Mizoram police, they have faced challenges in contacting both the victim and the assailant, as their phones have been switched off. The police are currently working to trace their movements on the outskirts of Aizawl.

The Mizoram State Commission for Women has also indicated that they are awaiting a report from the police regarding the medical treatment the victim may require following the assault.

Man Arrested for Setting Neighbor’s Car on Fire Over Parking Dispute in South Delhi

December 2, 2024, 7:46 pm

A man has been arrested for allegedly setting his neighbor’s car on fire in the Lajpat Nagar area of South Delhi, following a parking dispute. The incident occurred late on Saturday night, November 30, 2024, and the accused was tracked down 600 kilometers away in Uttar Pradesh after an FIR was filed against him.

The main suspect, identified as Rahul Bhasin, reportedly had ongoing arguments with his neighbor, Ranjeet Chauhan, regarding parking issues. Following one such altercation, Bhasin, along with two accomplices, decided to vandalize Chauhan’s vehicle. CCTV footage captured the entire incident, showing Bhasin and his friends exiting their car and smashing the windshield of Chauhan’s vehicle around 10 PM. One of the men was seen pouring an inflammable liquid on the car’s bonnet before igniting it, after which all three fled the scene.

This was not the first instance of vandalism by Bhasin; he had previously damaged the side mirrors of Chauhan’s car during an earlier dispute, which also resulted in a police report being filed against him.

In response to the incident, the police assembled a team to locate and apprehend Bhasin and his accomplices. Utilizing technological surveillance methods, they tracked the suspects to near Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, where they were arrested. So far, a total of seven individuals have been taken into custody in connection with the case, according to police reports.

Kolkata Doctor Rape Case: New CCTV Footage Shows Accused Sanjay Roy Near The Crime Scene

August 25, 2024, 10:57 am

A newly surfaced CCTV video from RG Kar Medical College has provided critical evidence in the ongoing investigation into the rape and murder of a trainee doctor. The footage, which has gained significant attention online, shows Sanjay Roy, the prime suspect in the case, leaving the seminar hall where the crime occurred.

The footage, dated August 9, depicts Sanjay Roy exiting the seminar hall while wearing a Bluetooth device around his neck and holding a helmet. This newly revealed video bolsters the case against Roy, aligning with other evidence collected at the scene. Police had previously recovered the Bluetooth device from the crime location.

The CCTV video also captures Roy’s movements towards the seminar hall hours before the crime, wearing casual attire and carrying a helmet, which is part of the standard issue for Kolkata Police personnel. This detail corroborates Roy’s presence at the hospital during the time of the incident, adding to the mounting evidence against him.

Why Is This Footage Crucial?

The newly released CCTV footage is pivotal for several reasons:

Confirmation of Presence: It verifies Roy’s presence at the hospital on the day of the crime, reinforcing other evidence of his involvement.
Ownership of Evidence: It shows Sanjay Roy with the Bluetooth device that was found at the crime scene, linking him more directly to the incident.

Background on Sanjay Roy

Sanjay Roy, 33, has been a civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police since 2019. Known for his troubling personal history, including multiple marriages and accusations of domestic violence, Roy was a trained boxer who gained a degree of trust within the police department. Recently stationed at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, he now faces serious charges related to the rape and murder of a young doctor at the institution.

As the investigation continues, this new footage adds a significant layer to the evidence against Roy, with authorities working to piece together the full extent of the crime.

Swiggy Delivery Guy Steals Shoes, Caught on Camera

April 13, 2024, 3:38 am

A recent post on X has stirred controversy, as it purportedly reveals CCTV footage from outside a flat depicting a Swiggy Instamart delivery person allegedly stealing shoes. The video, now widely circulated, depicts the delivery agent arriving at the door with a grocery package, where he appears to survey his surroundings, including the shoes nearby. After delivering the package and seemingly checking his surroundings again, he initially walks away.

However, he then retraces his steps, carefully picks up one of the pairs of shoes, wraps it in cloth, and leaves the scene. The incident, which reportedly occurred in Gurugram, prompted a response from Swiggy’s official support handle, Swiggy Cares, urging the user to reach out via direct message for assistance. Since its posting on April 11, 2024, the video has garnered significant attention, amassing 716K views and sparking discussions about delivery ethics and customer service standards.

ED takes legal action against AAP leader Atishi, sources.

February 6, 2024, 4:04 pm

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is exploring legal action against Delhi Public Works Department Minister Atishi in response to allegations that the central agency destroyed audio clips while investigating money laundering, according to sources.
The ED officials described the charges of deleting audio clips as absolutely false and malicious.

“AAP leader dated February 6, has raised false, baseless, and malicious allegations against the Directorate of Enforcement. Allegations leveled against ED regarding the deletion of CCTV footage of certain accused persons are completely false and malicious,” officials said.

“All statements of the accused persons were recorded under CCTV surveillance and the same were supplied to the accused persons as sought by them and the Ld Trial Court was also provided the same. The CCTV footage was however recorded in the video-only format as the then available CCTV system did not have the facility to record audio.”

Officials stated that no audio recordings were erased by agency investigators and that the charges were made solely to discredit the evidence against their actions.

“No audio recording has ever been deleted by ED officials. The audio facility was just not available in the earlier CCTV system of ED. ED records hundreds of statements in quasi-judicial proceedings in a professional manner. Baseless allegations are trumped up daily by APP leaders just to discredit the evidence against their misdeeds,” officials said.

According to the central investigation agency, the CCTV system at the ED office was modernized with cutting-edge technology and an enhanced storage facility in October 2023, allowing for audio recording of interrogations. “Since then, interrogation of all the accused persons has been done with audio-video recordings including that of Sanjay Singh.”

According to sources, the Directorate of Enforcement may take strong legal measures in response to Atishi, AAP Minister, making false, unsubstantiated, and malicious claims.
Earlier, addressing at a news conference held specifically to ‘expose’ the ED, Atishi said, “For the last 2 years, AAP leaders have been threatened. In the name of this so-called liquor scam, someone’s house is raided, gets summoned, and is arrested…Even after hundreds of raids in two years, ED has not been able to recover even a single rupee.”

The Delhi minister also questioned the agency’s actions throughout the investigation into the suspected liquor scam. “Cross questioning was done with government witness. The statement given and statement in court were different. When footage was given, audio footage was deleted” Atishi claimed.

2 killed, 2 injured in firing incident in Sirsa

January 17, 2023, 12:54 pm

Over a dispute in the Kalanwali area, two people were shot dead and as many were injured on Monday. Meanwhile, all the accused have not been held, and police are trying to nab them. Sirsa Superintendent of Police Arpit Jain said, “Two people were killed and two injured in a firing incident that occurred in Kalanwali area, Sirsa district. Police teams conducting the probe. Efforts are underway to nab the culprits. Prima facie seems like a case of a dispute. CCTV footage is being analyzed.” However, more details are underway.

Tunisha Sharma Death Case: Court rejects Sheezan Khan’s bail plea

January 13, 2023, 4:55 pm

In the Tunisha Sharma death case, Sheezan Khan’s bail plea has been rejected by the Vasai court and the court said Sheezan can not get the bail as the last time Sheezan was present with Tunisha Sharma.

“Sheezan and Tunisha broke their relationship on December 15 after which she died of a panic attack. It has also been revealed that Sheezan was the last person to meet Tunisha before she died,” the court observed.

“After the two parted ways, Tunisha got stressed and depressed,” the Court noted.

Meanwhile, the court said that according to the CCTV footage, Tunisha was last seen in Sheezan’s room.

“If Sheezan is released on bail at this time, his release could affect the case proceedings, that’s why Sheezan’s bail petition stands canceled,” the court stated.

Earlier on 24 December TV actor Tunisha Sharma died by suicide and on 25 December Sheezan was arrested by the police.

Delhi Car Horror Case: Ashutosh met with accused after incident in CCTV visuals

January 6, 2023, 5:35 pm

There is a new development in the Kanjhawala car accident death case in which the new CCTV footage revealed that the accused are seen outside the home of Ashutosh, the owner of the car after a 20-year-old woman named Anjali died after being dragged under a car for several kilometers in Delhi.

In connection with the 20-year-old woman’s death, the sixth suspect Ashutosh was taken into custody by Delhi Police on Friday and for the seventh person the hunt has been launched by the police.

After the accident, Ashutosh was seen talking to the accused in the CCTV visuals. At 4:07 am one of the accused arrived to meet Ashutosh and later he was seen coming and going into his house.

According to the police, the seventh accused in the case is none other than Ankush. Earlier on Thursday the Special Commissioner of Police (Law & Order) Delhi Police Sagar Preet Hooda said the five accused Ashutosh and Ankush Khanna- were friends.

“In the new CCTV visuals, Ankush is also talking to someone on the phone,” Delhi Police said.

“Ankush was talking to the accused on the phone. Ashutosh is last seen on CCTV walking toward his home at 4:52 am. According to the police, at 4.42 am Ashutosh left the house wearing a jacket and returned at around 4:52 am,” police said.

Meanwhile, to find out the truth Delhi Police is interrogating Ashutosh and said, “In the Sultanpuri case, the sixth accused Ashutosh has been arrested who had given false information to the police. Further investigation is on.”

According to the police, the car through which the victim was dragged was Ashutosh’s car and during interrogation, Ashutosh has given false information to the police.

Earlier, police arrested five accused named Deepak Khanna, Amit Khanna, Krishan, Mithun, and Manoj Mittal.

Moreover, for medical examination, all the accused were taken to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital on Thursday. 18 teams of Delhi Police are investigating the case.

“We are trying to file the charge sheet as early as possible. During the post-mortem, no evidence of sexual assault was found,” the Special CP said.

However, Anjali was killed in the early hours of New Year after her scooty was hit by a car and was dragged for over 12 kilometers.

17-year-old girl attacked with acid in Dwarka; caught on camera

December 14, 2022, 1:04 pm

In a shocking incident, a 17-year-old girl was attacked with acid in the Dwarka area in Delhi on Wednesday.

Earlier at 7:30 am, two bike-borne persons attacked the girl with acid and the victim has been referred to Safdarjung Hospital.

Meanwhile, the victim was with her younger sister at the time of the incident. She has raised suspicion over two persons known to them.

According to Delhi Police, “A PCR call was received around 9 am regarding an incident of throwing acid on a girl in the area of PS Mohan Garden. It was stated that a girl aged 17 years was allegedly attacked using some acid-like substance by two bike-borne persons at around 7:30 am.”

Moreover, the acid attack victim is undergoing treatment at the hospital and as per the preliminary report, the condition of the student remains critical, acid has gone in both her eyes.

Delhi Police further stated, “The girl was with her younger sister at the time of the incident. She has raised suspicion over two persons known to them. One person has been detained and further investigation is going on.”

The father of the girl said, “Our younger daughter came running to the house and said that acid has been thrown at her sister. Both the boys had covered their faces, they are yet to be identified. It (acid) has entered both her eyes.”

The mother of the victim said, “Till date the student has not had any quarrel with anyone.”

At the same time, the police said that an accused has been taken into custody in the case.

Taking to Twitter Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal slammed the government and tweeted, “In the country’s capital, two miscreants throw acid on a schoolgirl in broad daylight and leave… Is anyone afraid of the law now? Why acid is not banned? SHAME.”

देश की राजधानी में दिन दहाड़े एक स्कूली बच्ची पर 2 बदमाश दबंगई से तेज़ाब फेंककर निकल जाते हैं… क्या किसी को भी अब क़ानून का डर है ? क्यों तेज़ाब पर बैन नहीं लगाया जाता ? SHAME pic.twitter.com/kaWWQYey7A
— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) December 14, 2022

Furthermore, the whole incident was caught on the CCTV camera in the area and an investigation into the matter is underway.

Goa Police arrests 2 more persons including restaurant owner in Sonali Phogat’s death case

August 27, 2022, 12:35 pm

Goa Police on Saturday arrested two more people in connection with the murder of Tik Tok star and BJP leader Sonali Phogat.

Police said they have arrested Edwin Nunes owner of Curlies Beach restaurant in Anjuna and a suspected drug smuggler Dattaprasad Gaonkar. So far, a total of four arrests have been made in this case.

Meanwhile, Gaonkar had allegedly supplied drugs to Sukhwinder Singh. “Based on the investigation, the police detained the drug peddler who had supplied drugs,” Anjun Police said.

Earlier, on Friday, Sonali Phogat’s PA Sudhir Sangwan and his aide Sukhwinder Singh were arrested in connection with the alleged murder.

“Statements of more than 20-25 people have been recorded so far in the case. These include the staff of Curlies Restaurant and others. The owner of the restaurant is being questioned by the police,” police officials said.

Moreover, Phogat passed away on 23 August in Goa. At the St Anthony Hospital at Anjuna in North, Goa Phogat was declared dead.

The police arrested Phogat’s PA and his associate after watching the CCTV footage. In which all three were seen partying in a club.

“On the basis of CCTV footage, it was seen that the accused Sudhir Sangwan, and his associate Sukhwinder Singh were partying with the deceased at a club. A video establishes that one of them forcefully made the victim consume a substance,” Inspector General of Police Omvir Singh Bishnoi said.

“When confronted, Sukhwinder and Sudhir confessed that they intentionally mixed an obnoxious chemical into a liquid and made the victim drink it,” IGP Omvir Singh Bishnoi said.

“The two accused confessed that after they intentionally mixed an obnoxious chemical into a liquid and made the victim drink it, which made her feel uneasy, after which they took her to the hotel and then to St. Anthony’s Hospital, where she was declared brought dead,” the Goa police said.

Earlier on 26 August, Phogat was cremated in Hisar, Haryana which is her hometown.

“We are satisfied with how the investigation into the murder of my sister has progressed. The CCTV footage has revealed the truth. We cremated my sister today, will look into the further process to get her justice now,” Phogat’s brother Rinku Dhaka said.

However, Sonali Phogat contested against Kuldeep Bishnoi from Adampur in Haryana during the Lok Sabha elections in the year 2019. The popularity of Phogat increased after becoming a Tik-Tok star and a contestant on Bigg Boss.

1000 CCTV cameras installed in Noida under Safe City Project

July 15, 2022, 2:30 pm

Noida Police will now closely watch the people who do not follow the traffic rules on the roads of Noida. In Noida city, 1,000 CCTV cameras have been installed under the Safe City Project, which started on 5 July.

At the same time, these cameras have captured 28,000 vehicles breaking traffic rules in a week-long trial run. This data has been sent to the Noida Police, after which the vehicle owners will soon get orders to pay the fine.

Moreover, SP Singh, DGM of Traffic Cell in Noida Authority, said that installing cameras in the city has been going on for about ten months. The installation of cameras at 76 locations had been completed by the beginning of July.

According to SP Singh, the challan data of the vehicles which CCTV has captured has been prepared by the Sector-94 control room of ITMS. Now, this data will be given to the traffic police for challaning.

After this, the police will investigate from their level how many vehicles can be challaned. After this, challan messages will be sent on the mobile phones to the owners of the vehicles concerned.

Moreover, the CCTVs have been installed all over the city in Sector-38 near Shashi Chowk, Sector-32 City Centre, all metro stations, Sector-37 Bus Stop, at Mahamaya Flyover Mod, Kalindi Kunj Border, Film City Gate, Sector-29 Ganga Shopping.