9-Year-Old Girl Uses ₹1.5 Lakhs Birthday Savings To Donate 30 CCTV Cameras To Chennai Police

If you notice, children have a very innocent and honest approach towards serving the country. Their minds, not being stirred by dirty politics or social media rants, are truly hopeful of bringing about change in society.

9-year-old S Srihitha was amused when she learnt about CCTV cameras and how they serve as a ‘third eye’ to the police in a meeting organised by Chennai Police near her father’s office.

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Learning that CCTV cameras can help the police in nabbing criminals, she decided to help in whichever way she could.

It was almost time for Srihitha’s birthday and her father had saved 1.5 lakhs INR for the celebration. Srihitha insisted on using the money to buy enough CCTV Cameras and donating them to the police.

So, a few days later Srihitha along with her father arrived with 30 CCTV cameras and donated them to Chennai Police.

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“I was speaking to Sathyanarayana about CCTV cameras. He may have then spoken about it at home. Srihitha is a fan of former IPS officer Kiran Bedi, who is the Lt. Governor of Puducherry. She spoke to me over the phone and later told her dad that she wanted to donate her birthday savings to the police,” said H. Krishnamoorthy, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Royapettah.

The CCTV cameras were to be used for Chennai Police’s ‘Third Eye’ project that aims to install them at every 50 meters in the city.

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“The third eye project has helped us solve crimes quicker. Instead of questioning multiple suspects and leads in connection with a crime, we can narrow down on the culprit with the help of cameras”, said City Police Commissioner A.K. Viswanathan.

For her generous and significant contribution, Srihitha was honoured by Viswanathan during the inauguration of the CCTV cameras.

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At such a young age, it is remarkable how S. Srihitha in her own way took a big step towards serving the nation. If a child can make such a contribution, why can’t us adults do something as well?

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