The police received around 4,29,439 PCR calls from August 16 to August 31 out of which only 1,14,137 were actionable ones.
The number of calls keep the PCR cops on their toes so much so that sometimes they find it hard to decide which call to attend first. A senior police official said out of all PCR calls, 45,711 were related to quarrel. “People make PCR call to report quarrel and when the PCR van reaches there they find something else. Out of the 45,711 calls, 4,700 turned into unclaimed property calls, 38 were of murder, 279 of stab injury cases, 228 of attempt to murder, 260 about road rage, 801 of unconscious persons and 211 about robbery cases. Sometime it becomes hard for PCR cops to tackle the situation after reaching the crime scene,” said the police official. The official said 5,068 calls were misalliance calls.
The official said they received 57,887 inquiry calls that were not related to the police or any crime incident. “A student called PCR to ask about the location of his exam centre. An housewife called to book a new gas cylinder. People call about powercuts in their area. Though it is not our duty but we help as much as possible,” said the official.
The official further said that around 3,768 were crank calls. He said people call PCR but don’t answer. “The receiver says hello, but the caller does not speak for 15 seconds and the disconnects. We identify such numbers and block them,” said the official.
The official said people even call the PCR when they forget where they did park their car after having liquor. PCR received 2,160 calls made by drunk people.
“A man called saying his car was stolen from parking area but when PCR reaches there he said he was unable to locate his car in the parking. The cops then searched his car,” said the official.
The official said they received 262 kidnapping calls and cops were sent in each case. 706 calls were related to harassment and sexual assaults on women while 1,300 calls were related to husband-wife scuffle. 919 calls were about loud music being played in the neighbourhood.