Indian Police are Gearing up to Take Complaints through Blockchain-based Portals

Here’s How Polygon manages India's police complaint portal and fights corruption using blockchain

The 2.8 million residents of India's Firozabad district may be able to sleep a little easier now that a new police complaint portal that uses blockchain technology to prevent manipulation has been launched. Sandeep Nailwal, the co-founder of Polygon, announced in a series of tweets on Oct. 12 that the Polygon blockchain protocol is now being used by Firozabad police in Uttar Pradesh to combat local police corruption and crime. The portal, known as the First Information Report (FIR), allows victims of crimes to file complaints against local police officers without fear of the complaints being dismissed or manipulated by potentially corrupt officers.

Nailwal stated that the project was significant to him because he grew up hearing stories of victims not receiving justice due to local police corruption, many of whom were rape victims. The video Nailwal shared was posted by the Firozabad police, and it included a snippet from Firozabad's Senior Superintendent of Police, Ashish Tiwari. The FIR being placed on the blockchain, according to Nailwal, ensures that reports cannot be manipulated or denied by lower-level officers and "could be a game-changer in ensuring the right to justice." Nailwal also thanked the police commissioner in the announcement for going above and beyond the call of duty to implement and innovate with technology to ensure equitable justice. The Firozabad police announcement has been picked up by others in the crypto community, with many seeing it as good news for Polygon, blockchain technology, and the citizens of Firozabad.

A veteran of the Indian navy, Twitter user @srinigoes, commented to their 15,200 followers that it was "an amazing initiative" to get complaints registered on the blockchain, which would ensure transparency. "The biggest problem in India's interiors was that whoever filed the first FIR (First Information Report) had first mover advantage," he explained. Kashif Raza, the founder of crypto education startup Bitinning, announced on Twitter that the first complaint portal on Polygon has now launched, which means: "1) Complaints are now unchangeable. 2) Provable. 3) Simple to file." Polygon announced a partnership with the Ocean Conservation Exploration and Education Foundation (OCEEF) on October 6 to promote ocean literacy through new creative, entertaining, and engaging ways to expose people to deep underwater missions. 

According to an Oct. 10 announcement, the Indian Police in Firozabad has developed a web portal for reporting crimes using the Polygon (MATIC) modular blockchain. The police department launched the police complaint on the blockchain. in the website to make it easier for residents to report crimes. Firozabad is in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP). Users will be able to register complaints on the portal in an immutable and transparent manner. As a result, registered complaints cannot be deleted or edited. On Polygon, modular blockchains are specialized blockchain networks that focus on only a few functions while delegating the rest to other layers. The website also provides additional information about the portal, such as the process for filing grievances, the features, and how the authorities will handle filed complaints. Each police station in the area has a unique QR code that users can scan to access the form and file their complaints. Meanwhile, Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal and an Indian national expressed their enthusiasm for the move. They claim that the move will help to reduce corruption in India's criminal justice system and assist victims in receiving justice.