In order to help identify unclaimed bodies, the North region of the Mumbai police, extending from Goregaon to Dahisar, is planning to electronically display photographs of unidentified bodies in public. The drive, according to the officials, is to curtail the increasing number of unclaimed bodies the department is faced with every year.A few weeks ago, the North region of the police had launched a public awareness vehicle to spread awareness among the people about several criminal activities happening in the neighbourhood. The vehicle, a towing vehicle converted into an awareness vehicle is fitted with projector screen that has replaced cranes and comes with a microphone and other necessary electronic equipments.
In order to help identify unclaimed bodies, the North region of the Mumbai police, extending from Goregaon to Dahisar, is planning to electronically display photographs of unidentified bodies in public. The drive, according to the officials, is to curtail the increasing number of unclaimed bodies the department is faced with every year.A few weeks ago, the North region of the police had launched a public awareness vehicle to spread awareness among the people about several criminal activities happening in the neighbourhood. The vehicle, a towing vehicle converted into an awareness vehicle is fitted with projector screen that has replaced cranes and comes with a microphone and other necessary electronic equipments.
A source from the department said that starting next week, the officers plan to screen the photographs of the bodies along with photographs of the belongings through the projector in busy roads, market places and railway stations.
One of the senior inspectors of the region said, "We have received intimation about this from the regional office. They have asked for photographs from all the 17 police stations in the region. We are sending the photos with description of every incident."
Sources from the department said the drive, which will be launched next week, will have the photographs displayed electronically as a slide show, accompanied by the necessary description of the deceased, and the time and spot the body was found at. Another source from the North regional office said, "We will also have somebody announcing the description. The idea is to get people to identify the bodies so they are claimed. All the bodies were found in 2014."
He added that so far 100 photographs have been received by the regional office and about 100 more are awaited. He added that gory pictures of bodies will be filtered as much as possible as the viewing will be in public spaces.Another senior official from the northern region, however, said that since some of the photographs may put off the citizens, cops plan to display pictures of only those who have died of cancer. "We will be displaying only a few graphic pictures whereby the person has died of cancer due to consumption of tobacco products. This is to bring awareness among the masses about ill effects of tobacco," he added.The vehicle is currently being used by the North region police to spread awareness about drug abuse, road safety, street crime and so on.
Friday 30 January 2015
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