The past 12 days’ remarkable piece of technical skills and quickness on the part of the Bengaluru City Police took some missing and neglected children home with their families. With the advanced Safe City Project with the Namma-112 emergency-response system, the police have been tracking down a child as soon as they received an alert and rescued him in minutes.
Tech Based Policing 101
New success stories that the readers of the press release of the police department from the today will be reading show that digital security in Bengaluru is truly solid. The Hoysala patrol vehicles, equipped with GPS, Command Centre and real-time interoperability with field staff, have also reduced response times dramatically.
The partnership between the control room and field police has changed the way the city deals with emergencies where vulnerable residents, especially the young and mentally disadvantaged, participate, a police spokesman said.
Case-Study: Precision and Speed
The police described some critical interventions in which tech made a real impact:
J.P. Nagar Intervention: An Assistant Sub-Inspector observed a woman who acted psychotic in trying to take a baby of 2 years old out of the crowd, and reported the incident to Namma-112. A Hoysala patrol vehicle arrived within five minutes after the child was found and was returned to his mother.
The Chamarajpet Rescue
On the same night, a 16-year-old boy with special needs was reported missing. Responding to a call to authorities, the police found him in minutes and took the boy home safely, returning him to his concerned mother. The Hosakerehalli Flyover Incident (Jan 14, 2026): On a wake-up call at the time a toddler on a packed, busy flyover in the Girinagar police limits was wandering unattended.
In less than four minutes police arrived on the scene after the alarm sounded and made sure the child was safely taken away before a car accident took place. Other successful cases were that of isolated children found, identified and returned safely to their guardians (Bellandur, Rajagopalnagar, Kadugodi, Kumbalgodu).
The “Golden 20 Minutes” Rule
The “Response Time” that separated these operations. In every other case reported over the last 12 days, police response time was less than 20 minutes sometimes 4 to 5 minutes. It was the Safe City Project with thousands of high-def cameras and a complex GIS-mapping system aimed at patrol vehicles that has initiated those rapid actions.
Community Impact
The Bengaluru Police have also told citizens to keep making calls of address for suspicious activity or emergencies at the 112 emergency number. The effectiveness of these digital activities has increased public faith in our police agencies and set a benchmark for urban policing in India. Bengaluru’s case for what the Smart City is by taking immediate technological intervention will be to uphold the public safety of children, in all likelihood, at least, a Safe City.
