A big campaign regarding national security has been started in India. After the incident of sending data of CCTV cameras to Pakistan in Ghaziabad, orders have now been given to investigate the cameras installed across the country. The Central Government has directed the police and administration of all the states to audit the networks installed in their areas. Its main objective is to ensure the security of sensitive places in the country and remove illegally installed cameras.
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What is the Ghaziabad espionage case and how many arrests have been made so far?
Ghaziabad Police has exposed a module that was sending live videos of India’s important military routes and troop movements to Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI. So far 17 to 22 people have been arrested in this case. The main members of the gang include Naushad Ali and Sohail Malik. Police investigation revealed that these people had installed their own solar powered cameras near big railway stations like Delhi and Sonipat so that the handlers sitting in Pakistan could get information directly.
Government’s new rules and security standards for CCTV cameras
The Government of India has imposed strict rules for the sale and manufacture of CCTV cameras from 9 April 2025. Now any company will have to get its hardware and software checked in a government lab before launching its camera in the market. Some of the main concerns regarding security in the country are as follows:
China’s dominance: 80 percent of the cameras used in India are made in China, due to which there is a fear of data theft.
Weak Security: Many cameras lack encryption, making them easily hacked.
Foreign Server: In the Ghaziabad case, it was found that the data was being sent through foreign servers.
International restrictions: Countries like America and Britain have already banned Chinese cameras due to security reasons.
Many electronic devices have been seized during the investigation and the help of technical experts is being sought. The government’s aim is that in the future, only those cameras should be used which meet the Indian security standards.
