Vijayawada :  

The Vijayawada Police today filed the first case under the ‘FIR at doorstep’ initiative.

A case of suicide was registered by Penamaluru police and copy of the first information report or FIR was handed over to the deceased man’s relatives on the spot, said sub-inspector Murali Krishna.

The deceased was identified as U Sanjveev Kumar, an auto rickshaw driver

The ‘FIR at doorstep’ initiative was launched by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on October 21 in Vijayawada, under which the victims or their relatives do not have to visit the police station as police visit the place of crime and complete the formalities on the spot.

source: http://www.ndtv.com / NDTV / Home> Sections> South / Press Trust of India / October 25th, 2014