Rescue 15

Digital Rescue 15 wireless Control and GPS system has been coordinated and combined under one shed for effective police monitoring. The police teams consisting of 28 officials (1 ASI, 3 HCs and 24 constables) have been constituted to perform duties at GPS and Digital Rescue 15 in three shifts round the clock. 7 PCs have been provided. A wireless control system has also been established in the same room to coordinate with GPS and Rescue 15. The entire system is directly under the supervision of DPO Gujrat.
All calls of 15 are automatically received, responded, lodged and digitally recorded by 6 operators through their computers. The call Operators digitally record the data of a caller as under:

  • Caller name/ Time and Date
  • Address of Caller
  • Concerned Police Station
  • Nature of Crime
  • Dispatched police Mobile

Information of any heinous or cognizable offence is immediately passed on to District Police Officer Gujrat. Team leader 15 also passes the information to Wireless Control and GPS Operator, and then Wireless control sends Police Mobile towards Crime Scene or point of incident. GPS Operator tells Wireless Control about the position of the nearest patrolling vehicle for dispatching to the point of occurrence for prompt response. Police mobile reaches at the crime scene within 5 to 7 minutes in urban areas and 10 to 15 minutes in rural areas.
sms is sent to the caller /aggrieved through official cell phone on behalf of District Police Officer Gujrat whether he or she is satisfied with police behavior , legal action , time of arrival at point of incident etc or not. The names /addresses and phone numbers of complaints are also submitted to official website of Chief Minister Punjab for his kind perusal.