Blindsided: CCTV cameras go missing in city

By Y. Maheswara Reddy | NT

Bengaluru:It seems nothing, not even CCTV cameras at busy traffic junctions are safe in Namma Bengaluru. According to documents availed from Bengaluru Traffic Police under Right To Information Act 2005, thieves have walked away with the CCTV camera at ISRO Traffic Junction on Old Airport Road.

The documents show the word ‘theft’ as the noting next to the report on the CCTV camera at ISRO Traffic Junction . News Trail has learnt that traffic police are yet to replace the CCTV camera at this junction.

Also missing are CCTV cameras from Aurobindo Circle at Jayanagar, and Srinivagilu Junction (Ejipura), reportedly due to the damage caused to the pole.

It seems nothing, not even CCTV cameras at busy traffic junctions are safe in Namma Bengaluru. According to documents availed from Bengaluru Traffic Police under Right To Information Act 2005, thieves have walked away with the CCTV camera at ISRO Traffic Junction on Old Airport Road.

The documents show the word ‘theft. as the noting next to the report on the CCTV camera at ISRO Traffic Junction’ News Trail has learnt that traffic police are yet to replace the CCTV camera at this junction. HAL Police Inspector Keshav Murthy was not available for comment on the progress of the investigation to nab the thieves and recover the CCTV camera.

There are no CCTV cameras at Aurobindo Circle at Jayanagar and at Srinivagilu Junction (Ejipura) due to the damage caused to the pole. The traffic police have removed the CCTVs at Kundanahalli Gate Junction near Whitefield, at Yeshwantpur Flyover Junction, Minto Junction, Hesaraghatta Cross Junction, BMTC Junction on KH Road near Big Bazar. The traffic police have removed the CCTV cameras at 26 traffic junctions including Bangalore Body Builders Junction, BEML Gate Junction-Suranjandas Road Junction, Cash Pharmacy Junction, D’Souza Circle Junction, Dhobi Ghat Junction, FTI Junction (Kanteerava Studio), Graphite India Junction, Kamaraj Road Junction, KR Circle, Mari Muthu Temple, Platform Road Junction, RRR (Okalipuram) Junction, Sadashivanagar Junction, SBI Circle, Shivanahalli Junction, Sivasankara Circle Junction due to the ongoing road works.

It may be recalled that Bengaluru Traffic Police have installed edge-based cameras, capable of analysing the quantum of traffic on each side of the road, at Minsk Square on Cubbon Road and at Coffee Board Junction on Dr BR Ambedkar Veedhi in August. It was said the CCTV cameras were installed on a trial basis to understand the efficiency of the technology. It is said the experiment is likely to help the traffic police department which is set to procure 330 Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled cameras.