Gujarat govt launches e-FIR | facility for vehicle, mobile phone thefts
Ahmedabad, Jun 8 (PTI) The Gujarat government on Wednesday announced that people can now register an “e-FIR” using the state home department’s website or mobile application to report theft of their vehicles or mobile phones.
People
can now register an e-FIR from their homes using the state home
department’s website or citizen portal “gujhome.gujarat.gov.in” or the
“Citizen First Gujarat Police” mobile app, rather than going to a police
station, according to an official.
Instead of visiting a police
station, people can now register an e-FIR from their home through the
citizen portal “gujhome.gujarat.gov.in” or through “Citizen First
Gujarat Police” mobile app, an official said.
The facility is only available for cases, in which the accused are unidentified and there was no use of force, he said.
After
uploading required details on the website or the app, complainants will
be sent a confirmation through SMS and email, following which the
application will be forwarded to the concerned police station, the
official said.
A senior official of a police station will be
required to assign the preliminary investigation to his subordinate
officer within 24 hours of receiving the complaint, he said, adding that
the complainant will be alerted through SMS once the probe is assigned.
The
investigation officer will have to meet the complainant and verify the
facts mentioned in the e-FIR within 48 hours and send his report to the
police station in-charge, he said.
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The
station in-charge will file an FIR if the details mentioned in the
e-FIR are found to be genuine by the investigation officer. If required
action is not taken on an aaplication within five days, the state
government will take action against officials responsible for it, the
official said. PTI PJT ARU ARU
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