Amravati
(Andhra Pradesh), September 27: Various initiatives undertaken by Andhra
Pradesh Government to make justice delivery system more effective has borne
results, reducing the average time taken to file charge-sheets in cases of crime
against women from the earlier 318 to 42 days, said a statement issued by the
office of the Chief Minister on Wednesday.
Chief
Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy held a review meeting with all top police officials
on Wednesday where he congratulated the Andhra Police for their exemplary work.
"They have done immaculate work when it comes to ensuring that the women
in the state feel safe and are empowered," he said. The statement said
that the 'Disha' mobile application has helped the Andhra Pradesh police
prevent at least 900 crimes against women.
"Due to
the DISHA SOS mobile application, which lets women alert the local police by
just shaking her phone 5 times or pressing the SOS button, when in danger, the
AP police have intervened in 900 such cases, including one in Delhi,"
stated the release.
Giving out
details about the Disha application the Chief Minister said that nearly 70 lakh
people have downloaded the DISHA mobile application, 900 success stories have
already been registered, wherein we could prevent the crimes.
He also
reiterated that his government should create more awareness to make sure that
every woman in AP with a mobile phone downloads and uses the DISHA app.