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Ganeshotsav: GRP heightens security in Mumbai with bodycams

In preparation for curbs-free Ganeshotsav after two years, GRP beefs up surveillance at six railway stations that experience a huge rush

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Dadar, Currey Road, Parel, Chinchpokli, Byculla and Lower Parel stations will have heightened security. File pic

Dadar, Currey Road, Parel, Chinchpokli, Byculla and Lower Parel stations will have heightened security. File pic

Cops with bodycams is one among the several measures the Government Railway Police will be taking, starting today, to keep an eye on hooligans and mischief-makers at six stations that witness rush during Ganeshotsav. This will be the first time the railway police will use body cameras for security and surveillance during the Ganpati festival.

Nearly 3,500 police personnel, including 30 equipped with body cameras, will be deployed at Dadar, Currey Road, Parel, Chinchpokli, Byculla and Lower Parel stations. These stations have been picked given the crowd the areas in their vicinity get.

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