Kolkata: Correctional homes in West Bengal are all set to have video-conferencing facilities to prevent undertrial prisoners from escaping on way to courts.
"This installation of video conferencing is part of enhancement of security apparatus and modernisation programme in correctional homes in Bengal," state Correctional Department Minister Haider Aziz Safwi said.
Eighteen prisons in Bengal will have the facility, which will also be provided in chief judicial magistrate and additional chief judicial magistrate courts, ADG (Prison) Adhir Sharma said.
"There have been instances when undertrials have escaped during court production by hoodwinking the police. If there is video conferencing facility then this can be arrested," he said.
"Video conferencing will help us in other ways too. We will then not have to arrange for extra police officials in the court area for the prisoners' security. It will also help in cutting costs incurred for it," Mr Sharma said.
Employees of Rose Valley group staged protests against the arrest of its chairman Gautam Kundu at Bankshal court in the heart of the city.
Mr Sharma said a specific court room will be earmarked for installing video-conferencing facilities along with required power connections and Internet facilities.
As per statistics available from the jail authorities there are more than two lakh prisoners in correctional homes across the state. In 2014 there had been lakhs of productions of undertrials in various courts in it.
"This installation of video conferencing is part of enhancement of security apparatus and modernisation programme in correctional homes in Bengal," state Correctional Department Minister Haider Aziz Safwi said.
Eighteen prisons in Bengal will have the facility, which will also be provided in chief judicial magistrate and additional chief judicial magistrate courts, ADG (Prison) Adhir Sharma said.
"There have been instances when undertrials have escaped during court production by hoodwinking the police. If there is video conferencing facility then this can be arrested," he said.
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"Video conferencing will help us in other ways too. We will then not have to arrange for extra police officials in the court area for the prisoners' security. It will also help in cutting costs incurred for it," Mr Sharma said.
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Employees of Rose Valley group staged protests against the arrest of its chairman Gautam Kundu at Bankshal court in the heart of the city.
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Mr Sharma said a specific court room will be earmarked for installing video-conferencing facilities along with required power connections and Internet facilities.
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As per statistics available from the jail authorities there are more than two lakh prisoners in correctional homes across the state. In 2014 there had been lakhs of productions of undertrials in various courts in it.
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