IPS officer with IT skills makes policing accessible, accountable in Bihar district

Sheohar police became the first in Bihar to launch an interactive website and a mobile application to bring policing closer to people by giving them easier access to policing services and bringing greater transparency in functioning of the police force.

Only a few states including Jammu & Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have been recognised by the Centre for making information technology (IT) a bridge between the people and the police.

Sheohar police app, launched in June 2020, lets residents seek online appointments with the superintendent of police (SP), schedule or reschedule their appointments, get SMS updates about appointments and status of their work, access action taken reports, check status of passport applications online, procure character certificates.