PANAJI: Goa police in its reply to Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) mentioned apprehensions and allegations aired by means of MLAs against the Traffic Sentinel scheme are not anything however figments of creativeness in keeping with hearsay. The police, in its answer filed via DGP Muktesh Chander, mentioned the fee would possibly like to examine the MLAs referring to explicit instances in keeping with which their allegations have been made.
Stating that photographing girls without their consent quantities to a contravention of basic human rights of an individual, GHRC had issued notices to the chief secretary, transport secretary and DGP inquiring for detailed studies on the traffic sentinel schemes. The GHRC’s transfer had come after MLAs had alleged that traffic sentinels clicked pictures of women and equipped the same to pimps.
“Till date no grievance of misuse of pictures clicked by means of traffic sentinels has been received by means of Goa police. The allegation is in keeping with hearsay handiest,” the police mentioned in its answer.
Chander mentioned it isn't possible to import pictures and videos from external assets like mobile gallery, and CCTV on the traffic sentinel app. Most importantly, pictures clicked through the app are not saved within the mobile gallery as a standard feature, the DGP mentioned.
Public authority can’t serve as without public help: Cops
He mentioned, the fee that all pictures or video clicked by the use of the app are immediately uploaded on the server, thus ensuring that the ones are not to be had for any malafide intentions like morphing, importing on social media, and many others.
The police mentioned the pictures clicked are of traffic violations committed in public places, subsequently the question traffic sentinels intruding folks’s privateness does not get up. The grievances of misuse of pictures are imaginary. “The Goa traffic sentinel app cannot be used for clicking pictures of women with any malafide intentions. In fact, it is pertinent to note that most of the pictures clicked by means of traffic sentinels are from the rear facet, as revealed by means of a random survey of 100 images,” the police mentioned.
The DGP additionally countered the allegations pronouncing CCTV cameras are being put in far and wide across the country — from malls to railway stations — and the motion of women are being recorded without their consent. Print and visual media workforce additionally shoot pictures and video of girls at public places like markets, beaches, and many others, they mentioned.
“No public authority, including police, can discharge its functions without the lively involvement and help of most people,” the police mentioned.
Stating that photographing girls without their consent quantities to a contravention of basic human rights of an individual, GHRC had issued notices to the chief secretary, transport secretary and DGP inquiring for detailed studies on the traffic sentinel schemes. The GHRC’s transfer had come after MLAs had alleged that traffic sentinels clicked pictures of women and equipped the same to pimps.
“Till date no grievance of misuse of pictures clicked by means of traffic sentinels has been received by means of Goa police. The allegation is in keeping with hearsay handiest,” the police mentioned in its answer.
Chander mentioned it isn't possible to import pictures and videos from external assets like mobile gallery, and CCTV on the traffic sentinel app. Most importantly, pictures clicked through the app are not saved within the mobile gallery as a standard feature, the DGP mentioned.
Public authority can’t serve as without public help: Cops
He mentioned, the fee that all pictures or video clicked by the use of the app are immediately uploaded on the server, thus ensuring that the ones are not to be had for any malafide intentions like morphing, importing on social media, and many others.
The police mentioned the pictures clicked are of traffic violations committed in public places, subsequently the question traffic sentinels intruding folks’s privateness does not get up. The grievances of misuse of pictures are imaginary. “The Goa traffic sentinel app cannot be used for clicking pictures of women with any malafide intentions. In fact, it is pertinent to note that most of the pictures clicked by means of traffic sentinels are from the rear facet, as revealed by means of a random survey of 100 images,” the police mentioned.
The DGP additionally countered the allegations pronouncing CCTV cameras are being put in far and wide across the country — from malls to railway stations — and the motion of women are being recorded without their consent. Print and visual media workforce additionally shoot pictures and video of girls at public places like markets, beaches, and many others, they mentioned.
“No public authority, including police, can discharge its functions without the lively involvement and help of most people,” the police mentioned.
Examine MLAs on their allegations against sentinels: Cops to rights panel
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