Delhi Police Launches Mobile App to Register e-FIRs for Vehicle Thefts
Shoumeshwar Sen
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Dec 17, 2015, 01:49 AM
Delhi Police has launched a mobile app that will enable people to lodge an e-FIR (Electronic First Information Report) if their motor vehicle is stolen without going to a police station.
The motor vehicle (MV) theft e-FIR app involves integration of national and police databases like insurance, stolen and recovered vehicle databases and the Vahan database. It also includes the use of digital signatures, OTP (One-time Password) for verification, creation of e-police station, sending emails and SMSs to all stakeholders, auto matching with recovered vehicle database, an 'untraced report' in 21 days, etc. The entire process would enable timely disposal of cases to reduce pendency at police stations and courts.
The motor vehicle theft e-FIR app will be available for download for Android users within the next 24 hours, while iOS and Windows mobile operating system users will be able to download it in the next 7-10 days.
Since Delhi is currently witnessing a rise in vehicle theft cases, with around 88 motor vehicles stolen everyday, one can expect this app to be put to good use.
When compared with the average of the past three years, the city has witnessed an increase of around 83 per cent in the number of vehicle thefts. "As many as 26,650 cases of vehicle theft took place in Delhi till October 31 this year, as compared to 23,411 vehicles stolen in 2014, 14,936 in 2013, and 14,446 in 2012," Lok Sabha was told recently.
Of the vehicles stolen till October 30 this year, 1,676 have been recovered by the police, which claimed to have busted 13 auto-lifter gangs. However, in the previous year, the police claimed to have busted only two auto-lifter gangs but recovered 2,425 stolen vehicles. As many as 2,007 and 2,679 stolen vehicles were recovered in 2013 and 2012, respectively.
The motor vehicle (MV) theft e-FIR app involves integration of national and police databases like insurance, stolen and recovered vehicle databases and the Vahan database. It also includes the use of digital signatures, OTP (One-time Password) for verification, creation of e-police station, sending emails and SMSs to all stakeholders, auto matching with recovered vehicle database, an 'untraced report' in 21 days, etc. The entire process would enable timely disposal of cases to reduce pendency at police stations and courts.
The motor vehicle theft e-FIR app will be available for download for Android users within the next 24 hours, while iOS and Windows mobile operating system users will be able to download it in the next 7-10 days.
Since Delhi is currently witnessing a rise in vehicle theft cases, with around 88 motor vehicles stolen everyday, one can expect this app to be put to good use.
When compared with the average of the past three years, the city has witnessed an increase of around 83 per cent in the number of vehicle thefts. "As many as 26,650 cases of vehicle theft took place in Delhi till October 31 this year, as compared to 23,411 vehicles stolen in 2014, 14,936 in 2013, and 14,446 in 2012," Lok Sabha was told recently.
Of the vehicles stolen till October 30 this year, 1,676 have been recovered by the police, which claimed to have busted 13 auto-lifter gangs. However, in the previous year, the police claimed to have busted only two auto-lifter gangs but recovered 2,425 stolen vehicles. As many as 2,007 and 2,679 stolen vehicles were recovered in 2013 and 2012, respectively.
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