Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Thursday launched Government Railway Police (GRP) website railways.delhipolice.gov.in and mobile app Sahyatri-Delhi Railway Police at Delhi's NDMC Convention Centre.
Amulya Patnaik, Delhi Commissioner of Police, Arun Kumar, Director General of Railways Police Force (RPF), All Special Commissioners of Delhi Police, TP Singh, GM, Northern Railway, SN Pandey, IG/RPF and other senior police officers of Delhi Police and RPF attended the programme.
"In inter-State co-ordination meeting of chiefs of GRPs of all States and Union Territories (UTs) held at police headquarters of the Delhi Police on October 24, 2018 it was suggested to design a PAN India database of crime and criminals operating in railways, for exchange of information on real time basis," said Dinesh Kumar Gupta, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Railways.
The responsibility for creation of GRP website was assigned to DCP, Railways. In furtherance of this objective, the Delhi Police has designed the website to provide a common platform for sharing of information.
"The (24) States and (01) UT GRPs heads have been assigned as super admin and a separate user IDs and password have been allocated, enabling them to access the website. They may further create accounts for their under control supervisory officers, as per their requirements," said the DCP.
"The criminal data base (compendium) of criminals involved and operating in railways jurisdiction in all over India under the crime head viz. dacoits/robbers, Snatcher, bag lifters, pick picketers, cheaters, child lifter with their involvements, latest photographs and associates are to be uploaded for better prevention and detection of crime in Railways," said the DCP adding that the details of unidentified dead body (UIDB), missing persons, wanted criminals, absconding/proclaimed offender, other important matters, law and order related issues would also be shared amongst the GRPs of all states.
"Further the GRP Mobile app — Sahyatri — Delhi Railway Police has also been developed. The app would be functional on Android and iOS mobile phones. Its hybrid application which has been specially designed for the railways passengers to find out the jurisdiction of the concerned police station and the details of GRP Officials by Geo-tagging with the google map," said the DCP.
"The app shall also have the facility for scanning and reading QR Code and make an emergency call (102,112 and 1512). It shall also contain the link to the citizen services provided by Delhi Police through the Tatpar and Himmat Plus Apps," said the DCP.