Police books merchant using ‘e-Petty Case’ App

Armed with a hand-held “tablet computer”, a team of three-town police booked a general merchant under a petty case in the busy Gandhi Chowk for causing traffic obstruction on Wednesday. They used the “e-Petty Case App” minutes after the launch of the evidence-based enforcement tool here.

The team handed over an “e-Petty Case” slip to the merchant for allegedly keeping several dozens of “sea salt” bags on the roadside causing traffic snarls in the prime business hub of the town.

The police collected the evidence and recorded it in electronic mode using the e-Petty Case App for furnishing the evidence in the court during the trial.

Khammam Police Commissioner Tafseer Iqbal guided the police team in integrating the technological tool into the law enforcement task soon after launching the “e-Petty Case App” here.

Talking to reporters on the occasion, Mr. Iqbal said efforts were on to optimise the use of technology in policing to enhance the performance of the personnel and build a positive image of the department.

The “e-Petty Case App” will serve as an evidence-based enforcement tool, he said, adding it would help bring transparency in registering petty cases for minor offences, ensure deterrent punishment to the repeat offenders and check major crimes.

An Information Technology core team comprising trained police officers headed by a Circle Inspector had been constituted to oversee the implementation of the technological interventions in policing, he said.