CCTV cameras have an established set of purposes – from detecting crime and traffic offenses to illegal waste dumps. But they seem to be providing an additional service in the current election season. In the Kochi Corporation’s Girinagar division, CCTV footage has emerged of several people removing the flexible board of United Democratic Front candidate PD Martin, taking it away in an autorickshaw and then replacing it with the flexible board of Malini Kurup, who incidentally was a sitting Congress councilor and is now contesting as an independent after rebelling against her party’s seat. Mr Martin described the event as an alleged attempt to incite political violence in an otherwise peaceful division, while Ms Kurup claimed she had no idea about the incident. On her part, she complained that her posters were found torn at various places.
Published – 06 Dec 2025 20:56 IST
