The busy Thane railway station, which is a hub for both local and outstation trains, is a prime example of a major security lapse. With 35 CCTV cameras installed all over the station, you’d think the police is seriously monitoring everybody’s move. But, that’s not the case. Most of these cameras do not work and images from those that do cannot be viewed by cops for lack of a monitoring system from the last two months.

The contractor says the process of connecting the cameras directly to a command centre at Thane commissioner office and traffic police chowky will take at least a month. Pics/Sameer Markande