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Kerela Cops Use Blackberry
After the Mumbai attacks, the handset has become a part of the total modernization of intelligence system. The cops are utilizing the handsets to monitor the movement of intruders, traffic violators and to control vehicle thefts in the city. The little Blackberry is also aiding the cops to control crime in the coastal city.
Three Blackberry mobiles have been handed to the constables and inspectors of traffic department in Kochi. This is a part of the pilot project and on experimental basis. Soon all the cops would get the handset, depending up on the success of the initiative.
According to the police officials this is the first time a mobile has been utilized for crime control. Launched by Kerala Government, on the initiative by police department, the technology has been provided by Vodafone (Kerala) with the assistance of Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).
The new technology allows the access to the complete details about a particular vehicle, once the vehicle number has been recorded on the handset. The details are accessed from the servers installed at the traffic control room.
"It is not just a time-saving system to get to the details about the offenders, at the same time traffic enforcement will be more effective," said Manoj Abraham, Commissioner of Police, Kochi City.
"Each handset would be costing around Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 20,000 and if found successful the project will be implemented in other major cities of the state," said the Commissioner of Police.
The technology offers information about driving license, registration details and any previous offense, allowing the officials to issue a case on spot, as each of the handsets have wireless printers that issue challans. AGENCIES
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