13 police chowkis in Kangra to lodge FIRs at people’s doorstep

Rajiv Mahajan

NURPUR, JANUARY 25

After the decision of the state government to provide the facility of lodging of FIRs or police complaints at their doorstep, the Kangra district police administration has designated 13 out of 25 police chowkis in the district as Reporting Police Posts (RPPs). The people under the jurisdiction of these designated RPPs will get the facility to file their police complaints at their doorstep. A provision has also been made for people to procure character verification certificates through these RPPs.

Kangra SP Vimukat Ranjan told The Tribune today that 13 police chowkis that had been designated as RPPs were Yol, Tanda, Ranital, Dadasibha, Multhan, Sansarpur Terrace, Badoh, Chadiyar, Lagru, Kotla, Sadwan, Thakurdwara and Dhangupeer.

He said these RPPs had been made functional after equipping these with computers, printers and internet connections. “The applicants will approach these RPPs which have online connectivity with respective police stations,” he informed.

Inquiries reveal that 11 out of 25 police chowkis across the district had been functioning for a long time on a temporary basis as the successive state governments had failed to notify these chowkis. In Nurpur region, Kandwal, Gangath and Rehan police chowkis are still working on a makeshift basis and waiting to be notified by the state government.

These chowkis could not be designated as RPPs causing a lot of resentment among residents as they still have to travel to reach the Nurpur police station for the registration of FIRs and procuring character certificates required for various official purposes.