Delhi police give 'Himmat' to women, launch safety app

Written By Unknown on Kamis, 01 Januari 2015 | 22.10

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday launched a mobile-phone based application for the safety of women in New Delhi.

Named 'Himmat' it is an initiative by Delhi Police for women safety. The application was launched basically for the employed women who travelling alone sometimes late at night.

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What is Himmat?

The mobile-based application is basically for the safety of women travelling alone. Women can use its features to alert Delhi police in case of any threat.

How to use it?

The Himmat app can be downloaded free of cost from the Delhi Police website - www.delhipolice.nic.in with effect from 04.00pm on 1st January, 2015. This App is only for mobile phones working on Android, since a survey has revealed that most working women use Android based phone. In due course this facility will be extended to other operating systems as well.


Home minister Rajnath Singh with Delhi police commissioner BS Bassi during the launch of 'Himmat' in the the capital on Thursday. (PTI photo)

Unique features of Himmat app:

* Shake To Alert

* Power Button Alert

* Soft Button Alert

* Call back by Police Control Room

* Video Recording

* SMS Alerts for Family and Friends

* Victims details, location Time Alert on phone and portal

* Alert on Facebook

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When to use it

Himmat application and service are to be used only when there is a threat to Life and Limb.

How to use it

* Users can download the app - Himmat from Delhi Police website or Google Play

* A new user has to register with the Delhi Police website by sharing their name, mobile number and that of a minimum of two relatives/friends.

* Once the User registers, the user will get a SMS on mobile number given at the time of registration with a download link and registration key. User has to enter this key in the registration window in the application. This is a one-time process.

* Apart from the friends/relatives, an SMS alert relating to the distress is sent simultaneously to police control room. The CPCR takes further action.

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* The SMS alert is also transmitted simultaneously by the Police Control Room to the Police Patrol cars in the area and the local Station House Officer (SHO) through the Delhi Police Cyber Highway.

* During the emergency, using advanced technology, the mobile app captures audio and video from the environment of the person in distress and transmits the same to the Police Control Room.

* The mobile application has a help section which has details about how to use each section of the app. Users are requested to follow the instructions there. In case of any difficulty, please write into us as - support email address.

* Safety Tips Section for women to help in times of crisis.

* First aid tips to help women.

False SOS alerts

Generating false SOS alerts/ alarms, intentionally/ unintentionally, will lead to cancellation of the registration after 3 such (False SOS alerts) incidents. The user must report in an email/ to support number, if in case they want to re-register and activate the facility.

Read this in Hindi: महिलाओं की मदद करेगा 'हिम्मत' ऐप, जानें कैसे करें यूज़

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/followceleb.cms?alias=Rajnath Singh,Mobile app,Himmat

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