Srinagar, Feb. 22 -- In a groundbreaking move towards digital policing, J&K Police has registered its first electronic First Information Report (e-FIR) following a complaint lodged via WhatsApp in the Handwara district of north Kashmir.
The FIR was registered in Police Station Vilgam in Handwara following a complaint lodged via WhatsApp.
The complaint was filed by Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar, a resident of Hanjipora, Kupwara, and the driver of the SRTC bus.
According to the complaint, the incident occurred earlier today while Imtiyaz was traveling from Tarathpora to Srinagar. He alleged that upon reaching Vilgam, he was wrongfully restrained and physically assaulted by two individuals Ashiq Hussain Bhat and Gowher Ahmad Bhat, residents of Shehnipo...