Supreme Court Reserves Orders on CCTV Monitoring in Police Stations After Report on Custodial Deaths

The Supreme Court has reserved its order in a suo motu case concerning non-functional CCTV cameras in police stations, flagged by a Dainik Bhaskar report citing 11 custodial deaths in the past eight months.

The Bench observed that an independent, automated monitoring system—free from human interference—may be necessary to prevent tampering, deletion of footage, or switching off of cameras.

The Court also suggested the possible involvement of external agencies such as the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to implement the project.