Cops At Police Station Reception In Bhubaneswar To Wear Body Camera

Bhubaneswar: To check unruly behaviour at police stations, the Twin City Commissionerate Police on Sunday launched a pilot project, equipping cops at the reception desk with body cameras to record their interactions with the complainants who come to lodge their FIRs.

This assumes significance in the aftermath of the alleged custody torture allegation against cops of Bharatpur police station here.

The pilot project has been launched in a few police stations under the Commissionerate.

Additional Commissioner Umashankar Mishra visited Kharavel Nagar police station for an inspection during the day.

Sources said that the wearable body camera will be able to capture both audio and video of police personnel and the visitors. The device also has a panic button which the Diary Charge Officer (DCO) or anyone deployed at the reception desk can press, sending an alarm to higher authorities, including Commissioner of Police and the DCP, who also have access to the recording.

The device is also being introduced as the Commissionerate Police doesn’t want to take any chance ahead of the DGP conference in Bhubaneswar, the sources added.