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The ‘QR code’ introduced by Udupi constabulary to stock accusation connected merchantability and depletion of drugs is getting a bully effect from people. Udupi constabulary are contemplating giving much visibility to the QR codification by having the representation pasted astatine salient places successful the metropolis successful coastal Karnataka.
Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar told The Hindu that the QR codification was launched successful June, which was besides erstwhile the Mangaluru metropolis and Dakshina Kannada territory constabulary jointly released the QR code for getting accusation astir cause peddling and consumption.
This QR codification is disposable with each 167 acquisition institutions successful Udupi district, which person anti-drug committees. The QR Code was utile arsenic constabulary received astir 50 inputs, of which enactment was taken successful 15 instances that were recovered genuine.
“Though we (police) person our ain web of informants, the QR codification has helped constabulary get accusation that enabled america to efficaciously enactment against cause peddling and consumption,” Mr. Shankar said.
The accusation helped constabulary supply counselling enactment to needy cause addicts. The beingness of the QR codification has besides acted arsenic a deterrent to cause peddlers.
The constabulary volition soon paste the representation of the QR codification astatine salient spots, residential flats, hostels and schools successful Udupi town, helium said.
In the past 20 days, the Udupi territory constabulary person booked a full of 23 cases against 28 persons for cause peddling, consumption. As galore arsenic 14 cases against 16 persons were booked by Manipal police, portion 4 persons were booked successful 3 cases registered by Udupi City Police. Two persons were booked successful 2 cases registered by Kundapura police. A full of six persons were booked successful Hebri, Kaup, Karkala Rural and Padubidri constabulary stations.
