Delhi Police launch mobile phone-based application called Himmat to help ensure the safety of women in Delhi Thursday Jan 01,2015

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