After launching a mobile application for the people of the Twin City to reach the police with ease on January 15, the Commissionerate Police has planned to launch another mobile application that would allow women in distress to send a call or a message to the Police Control Room (PCR) and three of their relatives in case of an emergency.
To ensure safety of working women who use public transport, Twin City Commissioner of Police (CP) RP Sharma said they are going to launch another mobile app which would basically provide safety to employed women in distress who have android based smartphones.
Dr Sharma said they have planned the project after a thorough study on the Himmat project launched by the Delhi police on January 1. “It is a cost-effective project, and we are planning to launch it by the end of March this year,” he informed.
The CP said that before downloading the app, a new user has to register with the Commissionerate police website after downloading a form by sharing their names mobile numbers and those of a minimum of three relatives. Once the user registers, she would get an SMS on mobile number given at the time of registration with a download link and registration key. The user has to enter this key in the registration window in the application. This is a one-time process, he said.
“In case of an emergency, the user can send an alert by just shaking her phone or by pressing the power button/soft button. As soon as the button is pressed, the camera of the phone will automatically start and capture a 30-second audio and video recording on the phone which will be transmitted to the PCR, and the victim will get a call back from the PCR,” said Dr Sharma.
An SMS alert would also be sent to three relatives of the user in distress.Dr Sharma said all the details of the victim, including her location, time would be there in the SMS which would also be transmitted simultaneously by the Police Control Room to the PCR vans in the area and the local police station for immediate action. “If the user sends false SOS alerts for three times, the user’s registration would be cancelled,” he added.