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Delhiites rush to buy hi-tech security systems for homes
Rising crime prompts householders to install CCTV cameras
- By Nilima Pathak, Correspondent
- Published: 00:00 December 25, 2011
- Image Credit: Nilima Pathak/Gulf News
- Using CCTV cameras, live video feed can be obtained on mobile phones to keep a close eye on children or the elderly.
New Delhi: The city's soaring crime rate has compelled Delhiites to run for security cover.
Balvinder Singh, a Dwarka resident, said: "I work for a multinational company and since my wife also works, we leave our three-year-old son in the care of the domestic help. One day, it was after a chance encounter with some men who were let into the house by our maid in our absence that I decided to take things seriously."
He dismissed the maid and approached a security agency.
"I had CCTV cameras installed in our living room, bedroom and kitchen so we know the new maid is not inviting anyone into the house without our consent. Also, since she knows she is under surveillance, the child is being treated properly and not neglected," Singh said.
Shashank Agarwal, director, operations, Target Vision Security Systems, said: "In simple terms, electronic surveillance is done by installing CCTV cameras at various locations where close scrutiny is needed. But specifically, surveillance is done through various modes like internet-based solutions enabling one to monitor premises from a mobile phone or a laptop that can be carried anywhere."
Turbo Consultancy and Aditya Infotech are other such agencies that acknowledged the need for people to treat security as a prime concern. A Turbo Consultancy official said: "The discerning buyers wish for the latest electronic gizmos where at the flick of a button they can be in control of the entire household. But people who cannot keep a security guard in apartments are going in for door alarm alerts… in case of a forced entry to the house, the alarm alerts the security personnel at the gate. Simultaneously, an SMS alerts the owner."
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