Lucknow: CCTV footage showing six suspected masked thieves conducting a recce inside Vivekanand Colony in Indiranagar around 2.45 am on Wednesday sparked serious questions over police night patrolling in the area.The video of the incident went viral on social media on Thursday, prompting police to release an official statement. “The matter is under investigation. CCTV footage and other means are being used to identify the suspicious individuals appearing in the video footage. Taking the matter seriously, night police patrolling increased. Necessary legal action will be taken,” read the statement.
The footage shows six young men entering the colony lanes in the dead of night, stopping outside houses and peering through gates as if surveying potential targets. Residents alleged that when stray dogs began barking, the suspects pelted stones at them and continued moving around without interruption.“If six people can walk around a residential colony at nearly 3 am and conduct a recce without fear, it clearly shows that night patrolling is either absent or ineffective,” said a resident. Members of the Sarvodaya Vikas Samiti submitted a written complaint to the Indiranagar SHO, demanding intensified night patrols, fixed police rounds and concrete security measures to prevent any untoward incident.
