911-like helpline launched in three Karnataka districts
Bagalkot: With the objective of providing quicker response to people in need during emergency situations in the district, Bagalkot District Police has launched an emergency helpline service on telephone number 112.
Having launched on a pilot basis in the district along with Davangere and Haveri districts in the State, the new helpline has been created on the lines of 911 emergency service number of the USA.
“The new helpline number is different from the traditional 100 number given to the police for attending emergency situations. This new 112 number will have a centralized system where not only police but even medical or fire and emergency services will also attend to the persons based on the situation and need”, said Lokesh Jagalasar, Superintendent of Police.
He said that in three districts, including Bagalkot, the helpline number has been launched in a full scale by deploying separate staff and vehicles.
“In Bagalkot, we have reserved 15 vehicles and deployed 120 personnel for the job who will be working round-the-clock to attend the emergency calls received in the district”, he said.
Jagalasar said that if any person dials 100 number within Bagalkot limits, then that call gets automatically routed to 112, from where the call is placed to required departments such as police or fire, etc.
“The uniqueness of the service is when the call is received, it automatically records the location. Based on it, it is possible for the staff to reach the place easily and within a limited time”, he said.
He said that the service has been launched just a few days ago in the district and is receiving a good response already.
Jagalasar said that though no time limit so far has been set for the police staff to reach the place as the service is in the initial stage, however, he said that in the coming days, more resources will be added to ensure that the staff reaches the victim within the stipulated time itself.
“ We are still in an initial stage thus we are not in a position to fix the time limit, however, we have directed the police to be there at the spot as quickly as possible after receiving the call. In the coming days, we may fix time so that the vehicle should be there at the spot within that time only. This will give a sense of confidence to the victim that the help will be there at a particular time. We want to make sure that the least time is taken to reach the victim”, he said.
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Efforts on to bring Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna back to India: Home Minister
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Friday said efforts are on to bring Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of sexual abuse against women, back to India.
He also asserted that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case was functioning efficiently.
The 33-year-old Prajwal, who is the grandson of JD(S) patriarch and former PM H D Deve Gowda, is facing charges of multiple instances of sexually abusing women.
The scandal has raised a political storm with the ruling Congress and BJP-JD(S) engaged in a slugfest.
Prajwal reportedly left for Germany on April 27 and is still at large.
He was BJP-JD(S) alliance's candidate from Hassan Lok Sabha segment, which went to polls in the first phase on April 26.
"Procedures are on, until we secure him, bring him back here and take action in accordance with law, they will continue. We will neither slow it nor stop it," Parameshwara told reporters on questions about the Interpol's Blue Corner Notice that was issued against Prajwal.
On BJP alleging that the government was "responsible" for Prajwal's "escape" from the country, the Minister said, "They will say it, they have to say such things. They cannot say the government is doing a good job. But we have a responsibility as a government. Such incidents cannot be taken lightly. We will do our job."
Accusing the Congress government of trying to tarnish the reputation of Deve Gowda's family instead of ensuring justice to victims of alleged sex videos scandal case involving Prajwal, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy had recently alleged that every bit of information on the investigation is being sent to a Congress MLA of Mandya district, but not the Home Minister.
Reacting to this, Parameshwara said: "Kumaraswamy is also well aware, several things we cannot bring to the public domain, because the investigation is on. Who will brief the Mandya MLA? Making such allegations is easy. We all have responsibility and we are functioning with responsibility, and we are not under any compulsions."
"I want to tell him (Kumaraswamy) that SIT is working efficiently, and whatever they have to brief me or the Chief Minister, they will brief. Let there be no doubts about it," he said.
