The policeman will then be required to upload the selfie on a mobile app especially designed for senior citizens. Named the ‘Senior Citizen Mobile App’, it was launched by Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung on Saturday, in the presence of Police Commissioner Alok Kumar Verma. SOS buttonLike ‘Himmat’, the app for women’s safety, senior citizens too will be able to call the police at the click of an SOS button in the app. Within seconds, the police will have the location details of the senior citizen who made the SOS call. To avail the facility, senior citizens need to download the app from Google Play and register themselves with it.

Source: The Hindu October 01, 2016 19:41 UTC