Patna, Feb. 3 -- The CCTV cameras now play a crucial role in a criminal investigation. In states like Bihar with frequent criminal incidents, the importance of CCTV cameras at the personal as well as at the state government level is seen to be minimal.

IANS visited some of the streets in Patna and found that maximum roads are not under CCTV surveillance. Starting from Bailey road connecting Saguna Mor in Danapur to Dak Banglow Chowk located in the heart of Patna with more than 10 intersections, the majority of them are not under CCTV surveillance. The situation was the same on Ashok Rajpath, Freser road, Exhibition road and many others.

Subhendu Kumar Singh, a resident of upscale Budha colony in Patna said: "Patna is way behind on the s...