As part of a trial, Metropolitan Police Crime Division, Hanumandhoka, has allowed its personnel to carry 15 GPS trackers. "The personal trackers help identify criminals," said Senior Superintendent of Police Rana Bahadur Chand. [break]
"In the beginning, we are conducting the trial among ourselves. The system will be brought into use if the trial yields the expected result," he said. The tracker, a technology in use globally to control crime and imported from Taiwan, is very helpful to recognize criminal masterminds and monitor the activities of those in detention, he said.
"The two-inch-long tracker finds out where criminals go, what they do and whom they meet if inserted into their pockets," Chand said. "Activities of criminals can be monitored from a computer sitting at home. Even if a criminal throws the tracker in water or in other places, it can be easily known."
He said the Nepal Police is discussing whether it can carry the tracker or not. A tracker costs Rs. 15,000 in Nepal. "If a person carrying a tracker is in emergency, a message can be sent by pressing its SOS button. This ensures his/her security," Chand said.
Trackers can be put in the bags or pockets of children on the target of abductors and in vehicles or home on the hit list of thieves and police can swing into action with the help of messages that the persons carrying the tracker send, he said. To bring a tracker into use, its battery needs to be recharged and once recharged it can last for two days.
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