The CAG audit found 2,080 cases at 217 police stations from 2018 to 2023, where fees were prepared by officers that were not intended as iOS for the cases. File | Photo Credit: Shanker Chakravarty
The Indian controller and general auditor (CAG) marked the “serious forfeiture” in performing the network system of crime and criminal monitoring (CCTN) in ODISHA.
CAG performed IT audit CCTNS to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of the system from its foundation (2013) to March 2023. The finding was published in the last CAG report, which was laid before the assembly on Wednesday (September 24, 2025) in the evening.
The audit revealed disruption and impact on privacy protection in investigation and prosecution, including the preparation of fees of fees officers who were not marked as investigating officers (iOS).
The promotion of chronological sequencing and logical sequencing of the actions occurred significantly failure, resulting in unsustainable and illogical recording of events such as the registration of companies before registering records (GD) and recording arrests and seizures before FIRS recording.
The audit found 2,080 cases at 217 police stations from 2018 to 2023, where fees were prepared by officers that were not intended as iOS for the cases.
CAG also noticed 5,566 missing complaints of children under 18 years in the system without registration of companies, although it was a prerequisite and compulsory.
Despite the provisions in the registration and maintenance system, 9,642 unrecognizable cases have been recorded in CCTNS, found an audit.
In 1,631 cases at 405 police stations, details of women and juvenile perpetrators classified as sensitive were published on the Civic Portal.
CAG, who quoted another instance of such a violation in the system, found that 368 cases were reported as closed. Of these, 190 cases were incorrectly reported in the report, although the final fees in these cases were not actually handed over to the competent court.
Published – September 2025 02:24
