CCTV cameras do not function at Pune international airport

A major security lapse has been reported from Pune International Airport - as many as seven CCTV cameras were on the blink and the matter came to light when a car was stolen from the parking lot. The CISF personnel stationed at the airport were apparently aware about it and had alerted the authorities. The cameras had been on the blink for a month.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 26 September 2016.

CCTV cameras have been installed at airports because these are targets of terrorists and the CCTV camera footage have been critical in identifying and going after the perpetrators. However, the seven unserviceable CCTV cameras positioned at the parking lot, the parking bay outside the arrival and departure gates and also some inside, near the check-in counters is a matter of major security lapse.
A businessman and frequent flier has said that fliers are experience heightened airport security. While taking a flight he was told to remove his shoes for scanning and there were sniffer dogs checking out the baggage. Obviously, CCTV cameras that do not function is a cause for alarm, especially since the airport is a Defence establishment.


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