Raj police go tech-savvy to check crime

Using apps - RajCop and i-watch - officers and citizens can share photos and video clips with control room or police station

PTI | February 19, 2013



Rajasthan police is seeking to take a lead in coordinating its actions through specially designed smartphone applications which will enable citizens to report crime instantly using their high-end mobile phones.

'RajCop' and 'i-watch', the two smart phone applications developed exclusively for Rajasthan police by IT major Data Infosys Limited, have certain features which are first in the country to report crime instantly using the smart phones.

The application available on android phones serve as an online communication platform for officers and citizens to share photos and video clips with control room or police station concerned.

It will also allow citizens to verify a domestic help or tenant and even send an alert during an emergency to police control room.

"i-Watch' is for public use and 'RajCop' is designed for police personnel," Sharat Kaviraj, Superintendent of Police for State Crime Records Bureau, told PTI.

"Tenant verification, crime reporting by uploading video or photo, and alert sending at emergency are the features of 'i-Watch' whereas 'RajCop' facilitates police to access details of the owners of any vehicle or mobile number besides prompt crime reporting," he said.

For verification, 'i-Watch' user needs to upload photo and details of tenant which will instantly go to the server of police station concerned.

"Thereafter, a policeman will go to the spot for verification. In the process, the landlord also needs not to visit the police station and the details uploaded by the user will come handy for the cops," he said.

The officer said the application has a unique feature of alert sending by just pressing a button at the time of emergency.

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