The State's first virtual police station to be operative through WhatsApp/Twitter/Email at Gopeshwar in Chamoli district has been inaugurated by the State DGP MA Ganapathy through online from Dehradun.
From now on, the people can lodge complaints at Gopeswar police station through Whatsapp/Twitter/Email. Manoj Aswal, inspector, lIU, has been appointed in-charge of the newly-inaugurated virtual police station. Information will be disseminated through WhatsApp number -9458322120, Twitter - @chamolipolice, Facebook Page-Chamoli Police-Welcome To Shri Badrinath- and the Email is Id-chamolipolice1@gmail.com.
Chamoli SP Tripti Bhatt said that she has coined the idea of opening virtual police station in view of the adverse geographical location of Chamoli district.
"The people faced difficulties to reach police station promptly due to infrastructure constraints.
“After receiving complaints on the virtual police station, cases will be registered in the same way as the cases are registered in the regular police station. The objective is to provide prompt assistance or justice to the complainant. One can inform the virtual police station about disaster, landslides, traffic jams, murder and rape and their concerns will be redressed promptly," she added.
She further said that a large portion of territory of the State coming under revenue area, the virtual police station will be connected with revenue police.
"One can provide secret information to virtual police station and their identity will be kept secret.
Pilgrims of Char Dham Yatra would get additional facilities in the form of virtual police station for redress of their grievances this year. Constables Kiran Kumar, Deepak, Harshvardhan Singh, Soni Chauhan, Manju and others have been appointed at the virtual police station," she added.