The Hindu Business Line : IMImobile helps police track drunk drivers

Hyderabad, Sept. 18 IMImobile on Thursday announced that it has teamed up with BPL Mobile to help Mumbai Police track drunk drivers. The Hyderabad company has developed a solution for the police to access a mobile database and interface to track repeat and new drunk drivers.

With BPL Mobile providing the network connectivity, police are able to access criminal records at the scene of the crime via their mobile phones. Police are, therefore, able to check offenders’ records with greater efficiency, ensuring that repeat offenders do not slip through the net and new offenders are logged on the system from the outset.

The Chairman of IMImobile, Mr Vishwanath Alluri, in a statement said, “this solution is being offered to the Mumbai police free of charge. We hope to extend this solution to other parts of the country.”

‘Info in seconds’

The Deputy Commissioner of Traffic, Mumbai Police, Mr Harish Baijal, said “with the support from IMImobile and BPL mobile, our officers can get the information of previous convictions of drunken driving within a few seconds. This technology has been very beneficial and will help us maintain discipline on Mumbai’s roads.”

In addition, the system is able to send out SMS alerts on known offenders to entire police units, especially useful during the busy festival season. The database is confidential, with only top-ranking officials having complete access.

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