Tumkur District Police : E-Raksha - sms service

E- ರಕ್ಷಾ

Tumkur District Police Message Centre - SMS  9480802900

Tumkur district police have now launched a new scheme by name “E-ರಕ್ಷಾ A Tumkur District Police Message Centre SMS  9480802900” for the general public to reach police by SMS. It is intended to prevent crimes, terrorist acts rendering of immediate assistance on receipt of information regarding traffic problems, accidents, harassment by antisocial elements etc. through SMS by any one on the spot to the SMS No 9480802900.

  The general guidelines to be followed by the citizens are given below

• Messages should be brief and indicate place of occurrence and send to 9480802900.

  SMS should be preferably sent in the following situations:

• When life and properties are under immediate threat.
• When you are a witness to or affected by a crime or accident and there are no policemen nearby.
• When you see suspicious persons or objects in and around any place which would suspected to endanger to life and property (terror) is anticipated.
• When someone seek protection from any antisocial elements.
• When you come across a criminal who is wanted by the police
• When you are held up in serious traffic jam for a long time.
• When there is harassment in public places
• When you do not find response from the local police or other emergency respondents.
• If you come across a crime against woman / eve teasing.
• Ragging in College/Hostel.

 Don'ts:-

• Never give hoax messages. Remember, you can be tracked and prosecuted.
• Never send thanks giving, New Year, festival, congratulatory, birthday greetings, inspirational quotes/ jokes to our SMS service
• Never use SMS facility to find out routes to a particular place, lodge complaint about water supply, power failure, garbage disposal in your colony, and weather in Goa, Kashmir etc.
• Never give test SMS to emergency numbers.

·         Never give property dispute sms.

            As soon as the computer receives SMS, it will be forwarded to the concerned officer(s) in the field immediately by  the  operator from the SMScentre  through  a facility called “E-ರಕ್ಷಾ”.  called “E-ರಕ್ಷಾ”.

          All messages will be stored in the database and they can be retrieved as and when required. This facility will function on 24x7 basis. However, citizens should note that it is only designed to receive the text messages not the voice calls and perform chatting. There will be reply by way of prompt action but not by  reply SMS.