In an achievement of sorts for the police, about 1.45 lakh online applications have been filed on Uttarakhand Police Mobile App since it was launched in Garhwal region in December 2015. Police sources say that so far 32, 105 persons have downloaded the Uttarakhand Police Mobile App in both Garhwal and Kumaon regions. However, those alone who use Android phones can avail of this facility. Police officials say that the people need not rush to the police stations as the app can be used from their homes to have reports registered on some matters that the app mentions.
Several features have been given on Mobile APP. The people can intimate the police about the details of their tenants and domestic helps/employees apart from informing them about a crime like human trafficking that that they are witness to and also about the wanted criminals they find roaming around. “Besides, they can inform us about articles lost and found,” said Garhwal Range DIG Pushpak Jyoti on Monday while highlighting the achievements of the app. He assured that the police act swiftly on the information.
Jyoti further said that one can register complaints on eve-teasing, accidents, public nuisance and traffic jams through the app. “The names of the wanted criminals have been highlighted in app to help the people inform the police about them,” he added.
“To get verification of their tenants, android mobile phone owners can fill application forms by clicking the particular feature. The official concerned would send the messages to the police officers concerned. The applicants would get update of their concerns as the police officers would feed them up from time to time,” Jyoti said.
Sub-inspector Mohammad Yasin said that so far, 32,105 persons have been registered in APP. “A total of 5874 persons have registered information/requests regarding lost/found articles. Importantly, 2732 lost articles, including 64 mobile phones, have been given back to their rightful owners, thanks to the app,” he claimed. “Besides, 267 registrations were made on crime and out of them, 222 have solved while the rest 45 are under process,” Yasin said.