Shinde's CCTNS: Better late than never?
In the wake of the gang rape and brutal attack on a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi, the Government has been forced on the back foot owing to a nationwide outrage. Among a slew of major steps taken by the Government, another one to see the light of day was the ambitious programme of Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS), launched by Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde.