Initially the prospect of registering an FIR in a police station would make people break into sweat as the process was considered tedious and the fear of police harassment. When you approach the police station, you are required to file First Information Report (FIR) or a complaint. This document record’s the complainant’s perspective on the crime committed. The procedure for filing an FIR is mentioned under Section 154 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. 

For police, earlier the process of registering of an FIR for each case would take up a lot of time and energy of the staff. Most police stations are understaffed and overburdened with paperwork, so basic public response and courtesy get overlooked, leading to people complaining of police rudeness and apathy.

Now the police department in different states have introduced online system to register FIR, check status and track stolen vehicle online. This saves time, money and most of all, is free of any harassment and with a large percentage of FIRs now being filed online, the police staff has been freed of public pressure which in turn ensures a better FIR follow up and quicker response to complaints filed.
 

Delhi

• Complainant’s Name- Fill the name of the person who wants to lodge the E-FIR.
• Father’s/Mother’s Name- Fill the complainant’s parents name.
• Complainant’s Address- Where the complainant is residing (Required full address).
• Complainant’s Mobile number- Complainant’s working mobile number.
• Complainant’s email ID- it will be needed because a copy of your e-FIR will be sent to you via email for verification.
• Place of Loss in Delhi- Fill the particular details about where your article was lost in Delhi.
• Date of Loss- If you don’t know the date, then you fill it with a guess but the filling of month and year is mandatory.
• Time of Loss- If you remembered the time of loss then fill it. However, it is not mandatory.
• Lost Articles- Fill the name of the article you have lost.
• Description- The basic details of the lost article.
• ADD- by clicking on ADD the details will be attached in the file.
• Any Other Details- Any other specific detail you want to highlight then fill it in this blank.

Mumbai

• Police station name
• Subject
• Complaint type
• Name
• Address
• City
• Postal code
• Phone No
• Email id
• Authorised code
• Your complaint

Kolkata

• Details about the crime
• Address
• Police Station
• E – Mail
• Security code

Chennai

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