Authors : Namrata Telrandhe , Jagruti Gadhawe, Faiyyaz Khan , Nikita Khadse, Vivek Deshmukh, Prof. Mrs. Snehal Golait
Abstract: Women’s safety is one of the largest concerns in India. Every time we turn on the news channel or pick up a newspaper, we learn of a different woman who was murdered, raped, beaten up or fallen victim to an acid attack. In such a country, where even getting on the bus without being groped is difficult, the simplest of measures make a large difference. Police launched the Buddy Cop to help working women feel safer. This system basically makes use of WhatsApp to connect police offers to women in an attempt to help them reach out to someone in the fastest way possible. Here’s how it works: Whoever wishes to be a part of the Buddy Cop initiative registers at their nearest police station. They are added to a WhatsApp Group of the same police station. The admin of each group is your buddy cop and can be contacted at any time. If the particular cop is off duty, they he/she can assign someone else to you, thus making the service available 24/7. If help is needed in a different area, which is not under the jurisdiction of your buddy cop, they inform the police station nearest to you and send someone for help.
