Kerala Police’s mobile application an instant hit

Thiruvananthapuram: Pol-App, the mobile app launched by Kerala Police, is cruising itself as a popular app. Within two days of being launched, the number of users who downloaded the app crossed 50,000.
In Google Playstore, the app has largely received positive ratings and has been rated at 4.6 on a scale of five. The app is also at the seventh slot among the trending apps in Playstore.
The app is a one-stop solution to availing 27 services rendered by the police at present, and it will be increased to 42 services soon. The app has been designed as a simple app so that even a layman can use it without any confusion. The app can locate the position of the user and can indicate the nearest police station. The app also provides phone numbers and email addresses of all police officers in the force.
The app provides the facility for remitting fees to the treasury for various services, download the copy of first information report and also know the status of passport verification. The app offers special care for the safety of women and children. The app will allow sending the location of the user to three pre-registered numbers, in case required, and also place an SOS to all these numbers. The app also allows to fix an appointment for women with station house officers. The app allows sending service request to the police emergency response support system, and also allows informing the nearest police station in case the user is travelling outstation after locking the house. The app also allows the user to inform the details of destitute women and children including their photographs, after geo-tagging them.
All the social media accounts of the police have been linked to the app, and all information that should essentially be known to the public including traffic rules, will be available in Pol-App. The app also doubles up as a tourist guide, and places of interest and location are available through the app.