India, Aug. 13 -- NEW DELHI

Lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena on Tuesday approved a notification to designate all 226 police stations in Delhi for personnel to make virtual court appearances for providing evidence through videoconferencing, in a move aimed at improving efficiency and saving time, officials aware of the developments said.

A senior official of the LG secretariat said that the move, under the draft model rules of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, will enable police officers to depose before courts without travelling, freeing up significant manpower and resources.

"The facility, however, will be strictly for police personnel-witnesses in cases will not be examined from these locations. Until now, such facilities exi...