PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 25 -- Observing that lack of resources, space or infrastructure can't be cited as an excuse for non-compliance with the Supreme Court's directions on installing CCTV cameras in police stations and preserving their footage for the stipulated period, the Allahabad high court has instructed the SSP, Ayodhya, to file a personal affidavit within a week, explaining why CCTV footage of the lock-up at Cantonment police station for February 23, 2026, was not preserved and provided to an applicant under the Right to Information Act.

A division bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Amitabh Kumar Rai passed the order on October 22 while hearing a writ petition filed by Praveen Kumar Dubey. The petitioner had sought the footage throug...