Patna, Jan. 18 -- Amid frequent incidents of crime in Bihar, the state police will soon be equipped with CCTV cameras to track and identify criminals as well as speed up investigations of criminal incidents and accidents.

Jitendra Kumar, ADG Bihar headquarters, told IANS that all the CCTV cameras will be based on "Pan, tilt zoom' functions having night vision ability.

"In the first phase we will install such cameras at every important intersection, roads, approach roads in the localities and borders of Patna district," Kumar said.

"The Bihar Home department has hired a company Bihar State Electronics Development Corporation (Beltron) for surveys as well as installation of image capturing devices. The survey is nearly complete and the i...