Lack of functional CCTVs in police stations comes on apex court radar

The Supreme Court on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of lack of functional CCTVs in police stations.

A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta took suo motu notice of a news report which said there have been 11 deaths in the last seven to eight months in police custody.

"We are directing for a suo motu public interest litigation titled 'lack of functional CCTVs in police stations' as it has been reported that there are eleven deaths in the last seven to eight months in the year 2025 in police custody," the bench said in its order. Vide a 2020 judgement, SC had ordered mandatory installation of CCTVs in police stations. It had directed states and UTs to install CCTVs with night vision cameras in each police station.