Now, file plaint sans station visit via Digicop

Launched by Viswanathan in the presence of ADGP Seema Agarwal at a function in the city police commissionerate, Digicop version 2.0 is now linked to the Crime and Criminals Tracking Network Systems (CCTNS), a project under the Central government and managed by the State crime record bureau for creating a comprehensive and integrated system for effective policing through e-governance.  

While the first version of the app that was launched on February 6 this year had options like gathering details about stolen vehicles, access to contact numbers of police stations and traffic conditions in the city, the new version has the CCTNS feature wherein the public can lodge a complaint without going to the station and also check the status of a complaint by entering the FIR or CSR number.

Speaking at the launch, Viswanathan noted that it was the recognition that Digicop received that made CCTNS partner with the app. Since its launch, 72,155 people have downloaded the app, including 33,839 registered users. The app helped to retrieve 1,227 stolen/missing mobile phones, and 4,086 IMEI search notification were generated. At least 8,311 people have reported about their missing phones. The app has the details of 26,864 missing phones. The police here are trying update data from other southern states because a lot of stolen phones are being sold there. 

Meanwhile, Commissioner Viswanathan said as many as 102 police personnel were booked for various traffic violations in the city. This came after the senior officers of the city police directed the field officers to book the  personnel, too, for violating rules, including riding two-wheeler without helmet and using phone while driving.