The order applies to banking and financial institutions, business establishments, and public spaces with high foot traffic. The order comes in the aftermath of a daylight robbery at a jewellery shop in which armed robbers looted 1.5 kg of gold. The systems are required to operate continuously with power backup, maintaining a resolution of at least 1920×1080 and storing footage for 30 days.Non-compliance will be subject to legal action under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, the DM’s order said. It will be enforced on Monday for an initial period of eight weeks, with the possibility of extensions or modifications. The CCTV footage must be provided to law enforcement agencies when requested and any suspicious activity observed should be reported to the local Station House Officers (SHO) The SHOs will compile a list of non-compliant establishments for submission through the Jammu Senior Superintendent of Police. It comes after a spate of robberies and shootings during gang wars in Jammu city.
