Crime against women: Odisha police launch digital platform

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With transgression against women rising successful Odisha, the Keonjhar district constabulary has travel up with integer solution that would assistance girls and women registry their ailment done a click connected their mobile phone.

The Keonjhar police connected Thursday launched ‘Project Rakhi’, a QR-based WhatsApp chatbot, that let women to scope the constabulary by simply scanning a QR codification oregon sending a connection to 9438916590.

The work operates circular the timepiece and offers assistance connected issues, including harassment, home violence, intersexual assault, cyberstalking, dowry harassment, and kidnapping, said the police.

Integrated with the Emergency Response Support System(ERSS), it ensures swift constabulary response, portion besides providing accusation connected adjacent constabulary stations, women assistance desks, and real-time presumption of complaints or FIRs. The level additionally empowers bystanders to study delicate accusation anonymously, strengthening assemblage information successful women’s safety.

“Our committedness is to guarantee that each national of Keonjhar experiences policing that is transparent, responsive, and centred connected their needs. These integer platforms are not conscionable technological upgrades, they bespeak our resoluteness to marque safety, dignity, and work transportation accessible to each and each nonmigratory of this district,” said Superintendent of Police Kusalkar Nitin Dagudu.

Odisha has registered 40,947 crimes against women, including 3,205 cases of rape, since July 1, 2024, Chief Minister Mohan Majhi had informed the State Assembly successful a written reply.

Behind galore of these cases are thousands of women, who suffered successful soundlessness earlier approaching law-enforcement agencies. In astir instances, women inactive conflict to muster the courageousness to talk astir the unit they face, the serviceman said.

Through Suraksha Beat, different application, elder citizens tin cognize availability of constabulary successful peculiar constabulary stations connected a existent clip basis. Besides, question of habitual offenders tin beryllium tracked done the Suraksha Beat. Similarly, Anusandhan application ensured transparency successful investigations.

“Through this citizen-friendly online portal, residents tin way the presumption of their FIRs, travel lawsuit developments, and place the liable investigating serviceman without needing to sojourn the constabulary station. The level reduces inconvenience for citizens, enhances accountability, and promotes a civilization of openness successful policing,” said Keonjhar Police.

Published - December 12, 2025 01:14 americium IST

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