Mysuru: After 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai, in 2007 itself, Government of India as part of security measures released Rs 150 crore to Karnataka to set up CCTV cameras at vantage points in Bengaluru and Mysuru city but till today we could not install them as we do not have good quality cameras, said BK Singh, Inspector General of Police, Southern Region, Mysuru.
Speaking after inaugurating two day faculty development program on ‘Research Avenues in Biometrics and Forensic Science’ organized by Department of Instrumentation Technology and Master of Computer Application of Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering during its Golden Jubilee Seminar Hall here on Friday, he said “Most of the CCTV cameras when it comes to the practical use of crime detection are useless. The cameras which are installed on the streets or in Jewelry shops, it is difficult to recognize the image or we can not even get the registration number of vehicles. In almost all cases we couldn’t not recognize an individual from the CCTV cameras”.
After 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai, as part of security measures concentrated in metro cities, Karnataka got its share of Rs 150 crore to install CCTV cameras at prominent places across the city. Though we got money in 2007 itself still we are unable to use it because we are not able to get the quality cameras we are looking for. We wanted technology called ‘face recognition cameras’ but we couldn’t get it till today and if we don’t have this type of technology I don’t think we need CCTV cameras in streets. We have permission to install CCTV cameras in Bengaluru as well as in Mysuru city” added BK Singh.
He also mentioned that most of the research in Biometrics and forensic science are leading to theoretical and hardly any researches are practical. Hence he called upon the researchers to give more emphasis on research which can also be implemented practically. With regarding forensic science he said apart from finger print identification system, forensic science laboratory almost remains the same as it was in 1957.
Singh also spoke about computer frauds in the country. “Computer is solving our problem but has created police problem many folds. “Hardly 5 to 10 percent of the population are computer savvy and can keep their money safe but it’s not the same with 90 percent of the people who are not much computer savvy. This is the big challenge for the experts” said BK Singh.
Speakers from different disciplines of medicine, engineering including academicians, researchers and industry experts will be delivering lecture on topics including Forensic Anthropology, Forensic radiology, Forgery detection, bio mechanics parameters in person identification, computing tool for forensics and research avenues in biometrics and multi-modal biometrics during the two day program.
Director, JSS Technical division C Ranganathaiah, Syed Shakeeb Ur Rahman, Principal, SJCE, Dr G M Shashidhara, Vice Principal , SJCE, S K Niranjan, V Udhayshankar, Coordinators R K Bharathi, M S Mallikarjuna Swamy were also present.
