Basantgarh, March 1 -- In a landmark step towards digital policing, Police Station Basantgarh in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir has registered the first-ever electronic First Information Report (e-FIR) based on a complaint lodged via WhatsApp, Jammu and Kashmir police said in an official statement.

The complaint was filed by Muzfar Hussain, a resident of Basantgarh.

According to the complaint, the incident occurred on February 28 at around 8:30 PM when the complainant discovered that 20 iron angles, valued at Rs 1,000 per piece (total Rs 20,000), were stolen from his shop located at Panara Route, Basantgarh. "Due to continuous rainfall since yesterday (February 27), the shop remained closed. However, upon reopening it today ...