The Delhi
Police rolled out a new mobile phone-based application called Himmat on
Thursday Jan 01,2015, to help ensure the safety of women in the Capital.
The app was formally launched by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the presence of Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung.
According
to the Delhi police, when activated, this app will allow Android smartphone
users to call the police control room (PCR) and will also trigger a
30-second audio and video recording at the press of the phone’s power
button.
Himmat
will help users contact police in the quickest possible time in an
emergency, a senior police officer said, adding that the PCR will also
be able to call back on the victim’s number.
The
mobile phone user will be asked to feed five emergency contact numbers
of friends or relatives into the app’s data base when she first
downloads the app.
A message will automatically be sent to these five contact numbers if the user makes an SOS call.
“In
this way, not only the police, but the user’s relatives and friends
will also be able to come to her rescue,” an officer said.
“The
SMS alert is transmitted simultaneously by the PCR to the police patrol
cars in the area and the local station house officer through the Delhi
Police cyber highway.”
“Himmat
caters to the category of employed women who have smartphones and
sometimes travel alone late at night,” the officer said.
The app can be downloaded for free from the Delhi Police’s website.
However, “the app is only available for Android-supported mobile phones” for now
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