Mysteries solved years ago are helping the Delhi Police make a splash on Twitter, with a tweet highlighting an interesting case, photo or trivia being posted on its handle every Thursday.
While the entire cycle — from the tweet being posted to it going viral — takes a few hours, a three-member research team spent around four months skimming through inspection books, faded FIR copies, logbooks and complaint copies written in Urdu to unearthed the nuggets of history, encased weekly in 140 characters — from how a cycle thief was caught to the first woman officer in the Delhi Police.
After a green light from senior officers, this ‘Kuch Khaas Hai Itihaas’ campaign was launched.
Police elsewhere can also replicate this novel way to connect with the citizens.
Read this interesting report by Anand Mohan J published in The Indian Express....
