US firm will help enhance CCTV footage quality: Cops

In a bid to tighten the screws on the seven men arrested for their alleged role in the June 11 murder of Mid-Day journalist J Dey.

In a bid to tighten the screws on the seven men arrested for their alleged role in the June 11 murder of Mid-Day journalist J Dey,the Mumbai Police Crime Branch has approached technical experts in the US to enhance the quality of CCTV footage of the attackers on their bikes,captured in Powai,in the minutes leading up to the murder.

We are consulting a US technology firm in an attempt to enhance the quality of the video footage captured. This will further strengthen our case against the accused, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Himanshu Roy said.

Roy said the Mumbai Police had also launched a special drive against underworld elements on their records to send out a strong message in the wake of Deys murder. The activities of known gangsters are being closely monitored as part of this exercise.

At a crime conference held today,the Mumbai Police Commissioner has directed all police stations to ensure that their criminal records are updated,and as part of a special drive to check the whereabouts of gangsters and take action against them if they are found to be indulging in anything suspicious. We believe in being aggressive and on the frontfoot. There will be a zero tolerance policy for gangsters, he said.

Meanwhile,a Government Resolution was issued on Thursday and the Rs 10-lakh reward promised by the state government to the police team

that cracked the murder case was handed over to the officers by Home Minister R R Patil

and Minister of State (Home) Satej Patil.

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