In India, CCTV cameras touted as quick fix for women’s safety
Indian youth hold candles during a protest against sexual violence in New Delhi. New Delhi’s newly elected government wants to install about 1 million surveillance cameras, hoping that doing so would deter such crimes. (Tsering Topgyal/AP)
By Rama Lakshmi-March 4 at 3:30 AM
NEW DELHI — Last month, a Nigerian woman in New Delhi accepted a ride home from an upscale shopping mall with four men who then raped her in a moving car before pushing her out onto the road. Although her assailants fled the scene, a surveillance camera captured the grainy image of the car as it sped away, and within hours the police arrested the alleged attackers.
In India, CCTV Cameras Touted as Quick Fix for Women’s Safety by Thavam Ratna
NEW DELHI — Last month, a Nigerian woman in New Delhi accepted a ride home from an upscale shopping mall with four men who then raped her in a moving car before pushing her out onto the road. Although her assailants fled the scene, a surveillance camera captured the grainy image of the car as it sped away, and within hours the police arrested the alleged attackers.In India, CCTV Cameras Touted as Quick Fix for Women’s Safety by Thavam Ratna
