Bengaluru:Â You need not go to the police stations to lodge an FIR. Yes, you heard it right. In the Silicon Valley of India, one can just walk to a kiosk known as the Remote FIR Registration Centre, pick up a phone and register a complaint through video conference. It is a 24X7 centre and has the look of a plush Bank ATM.
Once the complainant contacts the investigating officer via video conference, the concerned police officer at the control room will register the case and a copy of the FIR will be delivered on the spot.
The city police has opened two FIR registration centres on an experimental basis in Bangalore. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated the two centres on Friday and praised the police for embracing the modern technology with open arms.
Bangalore Police Commissioner M N Reddi has given a big push to the use of modern technology and Social Media to make the police force more accessible and accountable to the people. He operates through twitter and anybody can send him complaints by tweeting to him. He is active on twitter and sends replies on a regular basis. He even passes on instructions to concerned police officers through tweets to make the entire process transparent.
The Bangalore Police want to increase the number of remote FIR Registration Centres across the city in the coming days. These centres aim at reducing bribery and harassment that the people have to face.
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