What happens when you press the panic button, literally, on Smart 24x7 Personal Safety app introduced by the Chandigarh Police two years ago? Open the app through the Google Play store and there are hundreds of complaints and negative reviews stating that the app has glitches. The UT police launched the app in 2015, but very few women lodged complaints through it. Recently at a press meet, MP Kirron Kher said the app, which was introduced for the safety of city women, needs to be reintroduced. The purpose of the app, developed by a private company for the police, was that women get police help if they shake their phone in a specific manner or press a panic button.

Source: Hindustan Times December 08, 2017 03:45 UTC