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Nine-Minute Footage Gap Prompts Police Station Probe
22 Oct
Summary
- Court ordered an inquiry into a nine-minute CCTV gap at a police station.
- The gap occurred during an alleged illegal detention case.
- Police gave contradictory explanations regarding the footage.
A judicial inquiry has been mandated into a suspicious nine-minute gap in CCTV footage at the CIA police station in Hisar. The investigation, ordered by a judicial magistrate, centers on allegations of illegal detention of Promila, whose husband is accused in the Jivan Kundu murder case. The court noted contradictory police explanations regarding the recording's preservation and a claim of data corruption.
The footage interruption occurred on August 4, between 6:20 pm and 6:29 pm. Promila alleged that she and her mother-in-law were detained illegally by police, not produced in court within 24 hours, and were kept at various police stations overnight. Police claimed they were moved for safety, but no corresponding daily diary entry was made.
The divisional commissioner and district magistrate will now scrutinize the camera coverage, the evidence gap, and the conduct of police officials. The inquiry follows a Supreme Court judgment on the handling of CCTV evidence. While the court found insufficient evidence for illegal detention in Promila's main application, the handling of evidence is under separate investigation.
