Gurugram: Women cops get hoax calls on helpline

Gurugram, July 29

Women operators at ‘Dial 112’ helpline are a harried lot, as they are receiving abusive calls post midnight. From friendship requests and marriage proposals to abuses, the women operators are having a tough time since the past week.

The police said they would act strictly against the harassers. The police have tracked such numbers and identified the defaulters.

According to the control room authorities, the officials receive eight to 10 prank and abusive calls every day. Majority of callers are drunk, who harass the women cops.

Ranveer Deswal, DSP, Telecom, said initially the number of prank calls was higher, but it had declined after efforts were taken to check the issue. “After identifying the numbers of the miscreants, we complained to the nodal officers. ‘Dial112’ is to help people in trouble, but many are misusing it,” said the DSP.

Deswal said after getting a call, we always reached within 15 minutes in urban areas and 20 minutes in rural areas. —OC