Soon dial 9 on your cell phone for distress alert to cops

Soon dial 9 on your cell phone for distress alert to cops

ANIUpdated: Friday, May 31, 2019, 07:36 PM IST
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New Delhi: In a bid to ensure the safety of Indian citizens specially women and children, the government is all set to roll out a panic alert facility to help those in distress.

The facility is set to be rolled by March, 2016 . An individual can press digit 9 on his or her cell phone when in distress and an immediate alert will be sent to the police and the near and dear ones. A final decision on this was recently taken by Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi.

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