{"id":25406,"date":"2023-05-26T18:12:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T22:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=25406"},"modified":"2023-05-26T18:14:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T22:14:20","slug":"man-wrongly-accused-due-to-cctv-image-speaks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2023\/05\/26\/man-wrongly-accused-due-to-cctv-image-speaks-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Man wrongly accused due to CCTV image speaks out"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In 2018, an Indian man spent 54 days in jail after being mistaken for a thief. Though his name was cleared in court later, he paid a heavy price and is still fighting for justice.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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VK Thajudheen, from the southern state of Kerala, was arrested after police mistook him for a necklace thief based on a CCTV image. He had an alibi, but was able to prove his innocence only after friends and family gathered evidence that helped find the real culprit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Thajudheen’s experience is not uncommon. Earlier this year, a daily wage worker’s death in Hyderabad was\u00a0blamed on police torture<\/a>\u00a0after he was detained due to possibly dodgy CCTV footage (police had denied the allegations).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The incident sparked outrage and brought attention to the rapid rise in the use of security cameras and other surveillance tools in Indian cities. Activists have warned of the possibility of human rights violations when law enforcement agencies turn to CCTV cameras and facial recognition systems to solve crimes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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