The Kerala Police will set up automated police stations in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram wherein citizens can report crimes, seek services, and digitally interact with officers in total privacy. The unmanned “virtual station houses” will have private cubicles from where citizens can communicate their concerns to the police remotely through a multimedia interface. The proposed smart police station would encourage people to interact with law enforcers without them having to wait in public view at conventional police stations for long hours. Citizens can use the virtual stations to report traffic crimes and avail themselves of services. Missing personsThe public can report loss of possessions in transit and get police certificates to authenticate complaints of misplacement as genuine.

Source: The Hindu May 11, 2019 17:37 UTC