Srinagar, Feb. 23 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday registered its first-ever electronic First Information Report (e-FIR) following a complaint lodged via WhatsApp.
"In a ground-breaking move towards digital policing, the Vilgam police station in Handwara has registered its first e-FIR following a complaint lodged via WhatsApp," a police spokesman said.
He said the complaint was filed by Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar, a resident of Hanjipora in Kupwara, who works as a driver in the State Road Transport Corporation.
According to the complaint, the incident occurred earlier in the day while Dar was travelling from Tarathpora to Srinagar.
He alleged that upon reaching Vilgam, he was wrongfully restrained and physically assaulted by two indiv...