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- The Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu Director General of Police to explain why CCTV footage at some police stations, including the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption office in Coimbatore, is not being stored for the mandated 18 months.
- The court was informed that a DVR at the Coimbatore V&AC office retains footage for only 15 days, despite earlier assurances to the Supreme Court and the High Court.
- The issue arose in a case where a police sub-inspector accused of bribery wanted CCTV footage preserved to prove a false complaint against him.
- The DGP has been directed to submit a report by September 10, 2026.
What to watch next
- The DGP's report to the High Court due by September 10, 2026
- Any action taken against the failure to retain footage at the Coimbatore V&AC office
- The court's ruling on the sub-inspector's petition seeking the missing footage
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V. Lakshminarayanan
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“retaining the footage even for a minute less than 18 months would amount to a breach of the orders passed by the Supreme Court as well as a Division Bench of the High Court.”
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…Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (V&AC) office in Coimbatore retains the footage only for 15 days. Justice V. Lakshminarayanan wanted the DGP to submit a report in this regard by September 10, 2026, and underlined that retaining the footage even for a minute less than 18 months would amount to a breach of the orders passed by the Supreme Court as well as a Division Bench of the High Court. The direction was issued after senior counsel R. Shunmugasundaram, assisted by advocate Shakeena Abdul Gafoor, brought to the notice of the court that an Additional Superintendent of Police, V&AC, Coimbatore, had…
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Named India · Director General of Police · Vigilance and Anti-Corruption · A. Saravanakumar · Madras High Court · R. Shunmugasundaram · Shakeena Abdul Gafoor · Supreme Court · V. Lakshminarayanan
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