Ludhiana: Ludhiana police commissioner Kaustubh Sharma on Saturday directed all gold loan companies, micro finance companies, banks and other financial institutions to install night vision CCTV cameras, which could cover the road in front of the branch, all entry and exit points, reception desk and all other vital points inside the branch with storage capacity of up to 30 days with power backup.
The firms were also directed to install DVR/NVR and UPS at a place which could not be spotted easily by visitors so as to prevent any damage to the same by miscreants. There must be a provision of remote recording and storage of footage, maybe at a regional office or headquarter of the company, for any eventuality, the commissioner said.
Sharma said the management shall be responsible to install and ensure smooth functioning of burglary alarms in the branches. The burglary alarm should be operated separately by branch manager, cashier and any other official of the branch from their seats. He said the alarm should be linked to their respective head offices. Head offices must in turn have an effective and prompt communication system where in-call messages can be immediately dispatched to the police control room.
“Also, a BSNL landline phone with an auto dialer should be installed in the branch. As soon as the alarm goes off, a teleprompter should automatically inform the police control room regarding the suspicious activity in the branch in a pre-recorded message. The alarm should be audible to neighbouring areas up to 100 meters so that any police patrol in the vicinity can immediately respond and the civilians in the neighbourhood can be cautioned,” the order read.
The top cop said the security staff must be deployed after proper check of antecedents through police verification. Name and phone numbers of all visitors must be entered in a register before entry.
The firms were also directed to install DVR/NVR and UPS at a place which could not be spotted easily by visitors so as to prevent any damage to the same by miscreants. There must be a provision of remote recording and storage of footage, maybe at a regional office or headquarter of the company, for any eventuality, the commissioner said.
Sharma said the management shall be responsible to install and ensure smooth functioning of burglary alarms in the branches. The burglary alarm should be operated separately by branch manager, cashier and any other official of the branch from their seats. He said the alarm should be linked to their respective head offices. Head offices must in turn have an effective and prompt communication system where in-call messages can be immediately dispatched to the police control room.
“Also, a BSNL landline phone with an auto dialer should be installed in the branch. As soon as the alarm goes off, a teleprompter should automatically inform the police control room regarding the suspicious activity in the branch in a pre-recorded message. The alarm should be audible to neighbouring areas up to 100 meters so that any police patrol in the vicinity can immediately respond and the civilians in the neighbourhood can be cautioned,” the order read.
The top cop said the security staff must be deployed after proper check of antecedents through police verification. Name and phone numbers of all visitors must be entered in a register before entry.
