News:Union minister of state for home affairs has launched the Sahyatri mobile app.
Facts:
About the app:
- The app aims to facilitate the railway police in addressing complaints of passengers from across India and crime detection by integrating the criminal database online.
- It will help railway passengers find out the jurisdiction of a police station and the details of GRP officials by geo-tagging with Google Maps.
- It will also have the facility to scan and read QR codes and make an emergency call.