Supreme Court takes suo motu PIL on lack of functional CCTV cameras in police stations amid custodial deaths

The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 4) initiated suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) following a newspaper report highlighting the absence of functional CCTV cameras in police stations across India. The bench, comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, noted that 11 deaths were reported in police custody in Rajasthan alone over the last 7-8 months in 2025. This prompted the apex court to take immediate cognisance of the issue. https://ift.tt/veVQz6t