The police paraded them through the very market where they fired gun shots, threw down bombs in a busy market to celebrate the birthday of their gang leader in Uttar Pradesh, showed a video.

The incident, which was reported from the Lal Bangla area of Kanpur, took place on Wednesday.

CCTV footage helped zero in on the suspects and the police arrested three people.

The three arrested have been identified as Sahil (18), Debu Kumar Valmiki (27), and Razjulla (23).

The video showed that the men, surrounded by cops, were taken around the same busy market to restore confidence among the people.

A senior police officer assured that under no circumstances will the social peace be allowed to be disturbed.

“The police is keeping an eye on some of the associates of the three accused who have been arrested now and appropriate action will be taken against them,” said the senior police officer.

(With inputs from Arun Agarwal)
 

Kalyan Karnataka Regional Development Board (KKRDB) has reportedly released ₹53 lakh for the project.
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The police department has planned to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in 85 places in Yadgir city. The process will be completed at the end of February 2025.

“The police department will take initiatives to install CCTV cameras in key places in the city. As many as 85 places have been identified. After finalising places, CCTV cameras will be installed there before the end of February and a control room will be established in Town Police Station to operate them,” Prutvik Shankar, Superintendent of Police, told The Hindu.

Kalyan Karnataka Regional Development Board (KKRDB) has reportedly released ₹53 lakh for the purpose.

“The city has been growing. The population and number of vehicles passing through the city are also increasing. The CCTV footage will help the department to crack down on crimes, including road accidents,” Mr. Shankar added.

Motorcycles seized

Police officers team arrested two accused and seized 22 stolen motorcycles from them. The value of the seized vehicles is around ₹7.50 lakh.

“Under the guidance of Additional Superintendent of Police Dharanesh, Deputy Superintendent of Police Arun Kumar and Police Inspector Sunil Mulimani’s team arrested the accused and seized the motorcycles,” the SP said, adding that Balaji and Gurushant Patil were the accused arrested by the team.

Bandobast for new year’s eve

In view of celebrations welcoming the new year, the police department will intensify security to ensure the law and order, and public peace.

“I have instructed the officers to take precautions within their respective police station limits and take strict action if anything goes wrong,” Mr. Shankar said.

Complaint about online fraud

Referring to cases in which people lost money in online fraud, Mr. Shankar said, “I appeal to the public that they should not entertain any calls from unknown numbers and shouldn’t share passwords or bank details with anyone, as the online fraudsters may call the public to ask for details, putting them under any influence or threats.”

He advised calling 1930, or registering a complaint with https://cybercrime.gov.in for any online fraud.

Hyderabad:

Two people, a rider and the pillion, died after their bike crashed into a divider, throwing them off on the road in Hyderabad’s Madhapur district. The incident took place on Friday night when the rider, supposedly under the influence of alcohol, was speeding on a 100-feet road near Ayyappa Society.

A CCTV in the area captured the disturbing incident.

The footage shows the speeding bike crashing into the divider and immediately bursting into flames. The two victims were thrown off the bike. While one victim died on the spot, the other died while he was being taken to the hospital.

The victims have been identified as Raghu Babu and Akansh – both software engineers. The duo were residents of Borabanda district.

It is not yet known who among the victims was riding the bike.

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The bodies of the victims were handed to their respective families and the police have launched an investigation into the incident, officials said.

Earlier this month, two police constables died in a hit-and-run case in Telangana’s Siddipet district. According to the police, the victims, identified as Parandhamulu (43) and Venkateshwarly (42), were on their way to participate in a marathon when a car hit their bike.

New Delhi:

The government has tweaked an election rule to prevent public inspection of certain electronic documents such as CCTV cameras, webcasting footage, and video recordings of candidates to prevent their misuse. This has led to the Opposition accusing the government of “eroding integrity of the electoral process”.

EC officials have said misuse of CCTV camera footage from inside polling booths could compromise voter secrecy. They also said the footage could be used to generate fake narrative using artificial intelligence (AI).

The Union Law Ministry on Friday amended Rule 93(2)(a) of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, to restrict the type of “papers” or documents open to public inspection, based on a recommendation by the Election Commission (EC).

According to Rule 93, all “papers” related to elections shall be open to public inspection. The amendment, however, inserts “as specified in these rules” after “papers”.

A court case triggered the amendment, according to Law Ministry and EC officials.

While documents such as nomination forms, appointment of election agents, results and election account statements are mentioned in the Conduct of Election Rules, electronic documents such as CCTV camera footage, webcasting footage and video recording of candidates during the model code period are not covered.

“CCTV coverage, webcasting of polling stations are not carried out under Conduct of Election Rules but are the result of steps taken by the EC to ensure a level playing field,” a former EC official told news agency PTI.

Another EC official said there have been instances where such electronic records have been sought, citing the rules. “The amendment ensures that only papers mentioned in the rules are available for public inspection and any other document which has no reference in the rules is not allowed for public inspection.”

All such material is still available to candidates, including footage, as people can always go to court to get electronic records, an EC official said, adding candidates already have access to all documents and papers and nothing has been amended in the rules in this regard.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court directed sharing all documents related to the Haryana assembly elections, including CCTV camera footage, with lawyer Mahmoud Pracha in a case he contested against the EC.

The rule mentioned only election papers, and election papers and documents do not specifically refer to electronic records. In order to remove this ambiguity, the rule has been amended to safeguard the misuse of CCTV camera footage from polling stations, an EC official said.

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the party will challenge the amendment in court.

“If there was ever a vindication of our assertions regarding the rapidly eroding integrity of the electoral process managed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in recent times, this is it,” Mr Ramesh said in a post on X.

The Congress leader said sunlight was the best disinfectant and information would restore faith in the election process — a reasoning the Punjab and Haryana High Court agreed with when it directed the EC to share all information it was legally required to with the public.

Srinagar:

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday released the photographs of two foreign terrorists involved in the Sunday terrorist attack on a workers’ camp in the Ganderbal district, leaving seven people dead and several others injured.

The photographs were developed from footage recorded by CCTV cameras installed inside the camp in Gagangir area in Ganderbal.

The police had said earlier that two foreign terrorists had entered the workers’ camp in the evening and fired indiscriminately at civilians. Seven people, including six non-local workers and a local doctor were killed in the attack, and four others were injured.

Investigators have already questioned over 40 people in connection with the terrorist attack. An NIA team, headed by a senior officer, also visited the terror attack site and had reportedly collected some vital clues from the terror attack site.

The workers were employees of APCO Infrastructure, which is building a tunnel from Z-Morh to Sonamarg tourist resort to make the Srinagar-Sonamarg road an all-weather road. After the tunnel becomes functional, Sonamarg will be an all-season tourist destination. This will help the local economy and also generate employment for the local youth.

The attack, coming shortly after Jammu and Kashmir got a new government, was widely condemned by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Roads and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and former Chief Ministers Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, and Ghulam Nabi Azad.

The Lt Governor sanctioned ex gratia relief in favour of the Gagangir victim families while APCO Infrastructure released Rs 25 lakh as immediate relief for the families of the victims.

Hong Kong’s police force is taking on a campaign to install thousands of surveillance cameras across the city to ramp up their crime-fighting capabilities. The Chinese city, consistently ranked among the world’s safest, plans to introduce facial recognition and artificial intelligence tools to enhance law enforcement. Critics, however, warn that this could come at the cost of privacy and freedom.

Hong Kong has close to 55,000 public CCTV cameras, with plans to add 2,000 more this year, announced security Chief Chris Tang in July. The police force is considering equipping these cameras with facial recognition technology and AI tools to help identify suspects. “The police will definitely comply with relevant laws,” said the force in a statement to CNN, though details on when these technologies might be deployed remain vague.

Experts are raising alarms about the repressive potential of surveillance technology, especially in Hong Kong. They draw parallels to mainland China’s extensive surveillance systems, highlighting the heightened concern in Hong Kong, where political dissent has been severely limited since the national security law was introduced after the 2019 anti-government protests.

Hong Kong already has more than 54,500 public CCTV cameras, equating to about seven cameras per 1,000 people. That number puts it on par with major cities like New York, though far behind China’s urban centres, where an average of 440 cameras per 1,000 people is commonplace. 

Mr Tang highlighted that countries like the UK have also started using facial recognition cameras. However, experts warn that even in these democracies, the implementation of such technology has raised significant concerns about privacy. 

Normann Witzleb, a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, said, “It’s important to design guidelines for those systems that take proper recognition of the potential benefits that they have, but that also acknowledge they’re not foolproof, and that they have the potential to interfere with (people’s) rights in serious ways,” he said. 

Steve Tsang, director of the SOAS China Institute, warned that the new cameras could be used for political repression under the guise of fighting crime. “This is likely to be a further step in making Hong Kong law enforcement closer to how it is done on the Chinese mainland,” he said.

Samantha Hoffman, a nonresident fellow at the National Bureau of Asian Research, noted, “The difference is how the technology is being used.” While Western democracies face their challenges with surveillance technology, she argues that the situation in Hong Kong is fundamentally different due to the legal framework supporting the government’s authority. She remarked, “When you feel like you’re being monitored, that affects your behaviour and your feelings of freedom,” as per CNN. 

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A shocking video has emerged from Ghaziabad that shows a young man collapsing in a gym while running on a treadmill. The incident took place on Saturday in Saraswati Vihar. The victim, Siddharth Kumar Singh, experienced a sudden and fatal heart attack during his exercise routine. This is yet another case where a person has collapsed suddenly. A few months ago, one man died while waiting at the office of a property dealer, and another one collapsed during the dance at a wedding.

The moment in Ghaziabad has been captured on CCTV installed in the gym and shows Mr Singh stopping suddenly on the treadmill and slowly losing consciousness. Seconds later, he collapses on the machine.

Other concerned gym-goers rushed to help Mr Singh but couldn’t revive him.

The video also shows two men standing a few feet away from Mr Singh during the incident, and running quickly to pick him up after he fell on the treadmill.