Rajasthan Police has taken special initiatives to save endangered human lives. Rajasthan Police will prioritize the prompt analysis of social media posts indicating self-harm, depression, or suicidal tendencies to save lives. If such messages are received on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, Rajasthan Police will use technical analysis to reach out to the victim, provide counselling, and prevent any untoward incidents.
Director General of Police (DGP) Shri Utkal Ranjan Sahu stated that this initiative aims to preserve valuable human lives. It involves reaching out to individuals who may be contemplating suicide due to depression or despair. In this regard, special instructions have been issued by issuing orders to the Police Commissioner of Jaipur and Jodhpur, the Inspector General, the State Crime Records Bureau, the Deputy Commissioner of Police of Jaipur and Jodhpur and Superintendents of Police of all the districts including GRP Jodhpur and Ajmer.
How Rajasthan Police will do it
DGP Shri Sahu said that after analyzing messages of this nature on Facebook/Instagram, police officers have been instructed to immediately inform the police headquarters through e-mail about the cases with suspicious circumstances. Furthermore, based on these emails the State Crime Record Bureau (SCRB) will take immediate action. Moreover, SCRB at the police headquarters will be working 24×7. The help desk at SCRB will be able to track the victim’s mobile number, IP address, name and the message sent in the post.
After that, the in-charge of the concerned police station will take immediate action based on the information received. And they will try to reach the victim and help him. Efforts will be made by the police personnel of the police station to stop the untoward incident. They will do this by sensitively counselling the victims and their family members. The DGP has asked all the police officers and field staff to take concrete and effective action. This they will be doing by displaying sensitivity and supervisory skills in saving human lives.
Following UP Model
Additional Director General of Police SCRB and Cyber Crime Shri Hemant Priyadarshi said that in Uttar Pradesh (UP) also. The UP police are taking action to stop such untoward incidents by analyzing social media posts. Additionally, UP Police is collaborating with Meta, the operating company of Facebook/Instagram. Now the Rajasthan Police has also taken this initiative.
