At least 7,746 people under Raipur Range have been connected with “Citizen Cop”-a mobile based application of Chhattisgarh Police of which 6,285 users are from Raipur city itself, Raipur Range Inspector General of Police (IGP) GP Singh said on Tuesday.
“The Citizen Cop is the modern version of Community Policing which gave people an option to associate with police in curbing crime and making society better,” he said.
Interacting with mediapersons at the Press Club on Tuesday, Singh said the objective of launching mobile-based application is to ensure requisite assistance to people in need and the application is efficiently working in the interest of the people.
According to IG Singh, 436 in Balodabazaar, 363 in Mahasamund, 113 in Gariaband and 269 in Dhamtari district have also downloaded the App.
Several complaints regarding lost articles, nuisance and others issues were received through the application. Besides, people were found using one of the application’s features to locate their vehicles being towed by traffic personnel. Initially, the application has been launched in five districts of Raipur Range and soon it will be launched in other districts of Chhattisgarh, said Singh.
As per the recommendation and suggestions of public and experts, necessary modification in the application has been carried out, he said.
Meanwhile, Singh heard suggestions made by
mediapersons and problems being encountered in using the application.
Responding to the suggestions of mediapersons, he assured to fix the problem being faced by people in using the application in mobile handsets with old android version.