Delhi Traffic Police has received about 85000 complaints on WhatsApp

New Delhi : The Traffic Police of national capital Delhi has received nearly 85,000 complaints on it's WhatsApp number regarding traffic violations and related issues. The WhatsApp helpline of Delhi Traffic Police was launched in October last year and so far action has been taken in over 7,500 of them after due verification.

The WhatsApp helpline number of Delhi Traffic Police which is 8750871493 was launched on 16th October of last year.

“Since its inception, 84,621 complaints relating to obstructive parking, traffic jam, traffic violation, defective traffic signals, breakdown of vehicles, misbehave/ refusal/overcharging by auto drivers and suggestions for improving smooth flow of traffic on Delhi roads have been received,” Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Muktesh Chander said.

The traffic police, which already has a strong social media presence with over 250,000 followers on its Facebook page, launched the WhatsApp helpline on October 16, 2014, to further connect with the citizens.

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