SP Akhil Mahajan advises villagers to go for CCTV surveillance
Adilabad Superintendent of Police Akhil Mahajan emphasised the role of technology in reducing crime, urging villagers to install CCTV cameras. He said surveillance systems can help prevent crime, improve road safety and enhance security in rural areas.
Adilabad: Superintendent of Police Akhil Mahajan said technology was crucial to bring down crimes and maintain law and order.
Speaking after inaugurating 21 CCTV cameras at Kajjarla village in Thalamadugu mandal on Thursday, Mahajan advised villagers to come forward to install the cameras that play a vital role in ensuring security of civilians and preventing crimes in rural parts. He opined that a CCTV camera was equivalent to 100 police personnel. Cameras would help in reducing various problems such as road accidents, consumption of contraband substances and human trafficking, he said, urging villagers to give importance to women safety, to follow road safety norms, to shun banned ganja smuggling and to set up CCTV based surveillance.
Adilabad DSP L Jeevan Reddy, Rural Inspector K Phanidhar, Thalamadugu SI D Radhika, Sarpanch L Narayana Reddy, vice-sarpanch Aggimalla Ganganna and others were present.