The police department has introduced a mobile application ‘Drug Free Karnataka’. (Representational image from Pexels.com) 
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Karnataka Police Swipe Left on Drugs with a New App

Karnataka’s Digital War on Drugs

Swati Sharma

Bengaluru. Addiction among youngsters is becoming prevalent. It is a cause of global concern. This addiction takes a toll on their physical and mental health and affects the family.

To combat the growing menace of drugs, the Karnataka Police Department has devised a novel way. They have introduced a mobile application ‘Drug Free Karnataka’. The app facilitates participation in drug-related activities and strengthens the fight against narcotics against the state.

Know the App: Drug-Free Karnataka

The app is available on the Google Play Store. It is designed to protect the anonymity of citizens. Respondents can report cases involving drug cultivation, sales, consumption, manufacture, storage, and transportation. Users can submit complaints in any language, English or Kannada to the department.

Drug-free Karnataka, app is developed and launched by the Police Department to control drug abuse. If the public has information about cannabis growers, sellers, consumers, laboratories manufacturing synthetic drugs, collectors, and transport systems using this app they can share it confidently with the police.
Department of Information and Public Relations, DIPR, Karnataka

DIPR Karnataka announced on X

Why reporting is essential

Expensive suburbs and rural areas face the problem of drugs alike. (Representational image from Pexels.com)

Anyone dealing with drugs has the potential to ravage the neighborhood. If left unchecked. A prosperous and peaceful neighborhood will turn into a crime-riddled area. A failure to report such offenses will only escalate and disrupt activities within the local community. So quick action is required.

We often presume that drug dealing occurs only in the inner pockets of the city areas. This is not true. They are not the only areas with the problem. Expensive suburbs and rural areas face the problem alike. The app maintains strict confidentiality to protect the informants.

Based on the information legal notice and action will be taken against all those involved in illegal activities. The information from the app will be routed to the police, including the deputy commissioner of police, superintendent of police, and other senior officials.

(Input from various sources)

(Rehash/Dr.Swati Sharma/MSM)

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