12 Dhuliyan: One of the biggest casualties during the recent Dhuliyan strife was local CCTV cameras that were selectively targeted, broken and their electrical wiring damaged.
As the violence raged from April 11, killing three persons and leaving hundreds homeless, multiple CCTV cameras — installed both privately and by the district administration and police — were damaged and their connections snapped.
A senior police officer said: "During the violence, the CCTV cameras were selectively targeted. In some places, to make them ineffective, the power supply was also snapped. The rioters did not want to leave behind any image of their acts. However, not all could be damaged. The CCTV cameras that survived have provided enough evidence to track down over 300 perpetrators till now."
On Tuesday, the private CCTV cameras around Jangipur MP Khalilur Rehman's home — which, too, were damaged — were being restored. The police and Jangipur administration were also trying to restore several connections. "Not all CCTVs have been restored, but this will continue on priority," an officer said.
On Tuesday, Trinamool MPs and MLAs distributed financial relief to around 250 affected people in Dhuliyan municipality's worst-affected wards (3,4, 8, 14, 16). Farakka MLA Manirul Haque said: "This effort is not by the party or the administration. Some netas and local industrialists have pooled in funds to help locals. The cash help ranges from Rs 35,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh. This will at least help them immediately to start rebuilding their homes and businesses."
Dhuliyan: One of the biggest casualties during the recent Dhuliyan strife was local CCTV cameras that were selectively targeted, broken and their electrical wiring damaged.
As the violence raged from April 11, killing three persons and leaving hundreds homeless, multiple CCTV cameras — installed both privately and by the district administration and police — were damaged and their connections snapped.
A senior police officer said: "During the violence, the CCTV cameras were selectively targeted. In some places, to make them ineffective, the power supply was also snapped. The rioters did not want to leave behind any image of their acts. However, not all could be damaged. The CCTV cameras that survived have provided enough evidence to track down over 300 perpetrators till now."
On Tuesday, the private CCTV cameras around Jangipur MP Khalilur Rehman's home — which, too, were damaged — were being restored. The police and Jangipur administration were also trying to restore several connections. "Not all CCTVs have been restored, but this will continue on priority," an officer said.
On Tuesday, Trinamool MPs and MLAs distributed financial relief to around 250 affected people in Dhuliyan municipality's worst-affected wards (3,4, 8, 14, 16). Farakka MLA Manirul Haque said: "This effort is not by the party or the administration. Some netas and local industrialists have pooled in funds to help locals. The cash help ranges from Rs 35,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh. This will at least help them immediately to start rebuilding their homes and businesses."