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SOS · Emergency Rights Card

If you have 30 seconds — this is what to do.

Save this page. Print it. Send it to your family. In the moment, you will not remember sections — you will remember pictures, helplines, and one or two clear steps.

All helplines

If you are being arrested

Stay calm. Do not run, do not resist. Use your three rights — name, reason, and one phone call.

Tap to call

112

  1. 1Ask the officer's name, designation and station — note it.
  2. 2Ask why you are being arrested. Police MUST tell you.
  3. 3Inform one family member or a lawyer — you have a right to.
  4. 4Do not sign blank papers. Read everything. Ask for a copy.
  5. 5Demand to be produced before a Magistrate within 24 hours.

Don't

  • Never confess in the police station — it is not valid evidence.
  • Do not pay anyone — bail is a court order, not cash to police.

If a woman is being harassed

Stay close to people, make noise, and reach a safe place. Then file the complaint while it is fresh.

Tap to call

181

  1. 1Call 112 or 181 immediately. Both work 24×7 across India.
  2. 2Move toward the nearest shop, crowd, woman, or guard.
  3. 3Note: face, height, clothes, vehicle number, time, place.
  4. 4At the police station — Zero FIR is your right. Any station can register.
  5. 5Section 173(1) proviso BNSS — a woman cannot be summoned to a station after sunset.

If you lost money in an online scam

Speed matters. The faster you report, the faster the money can be held at the receiver's bank.

Tap to call

1930

  1. 1Call 1930 within hours — they freeze the receiver account.
  2. 2File on cybercrime.gov.in within 24–72 hours.
  3. 3Inform your bank — RBI rules give zero liability for fast reports.
  4. 4Save: transaction reference, screenshots, fraudster's UPI / number.
  5. 5Block cards, change passwords, enable 2FA on email.

Don't

  • Do not click 'helpline' numbers from Google — many are fake.
  • Never share OTP — the bank never asks for it.

If you are in a road accident

Help the injured first. Photograph the scene. Then call police and insurer — in that order.

Tap to call

108

  1. 1Get yourself and the injured to a safe spot. Call 108.
  2. 2Click photos / videos before vehicles are moved.
  3. 3Note the other vehicle's number, driver's name, witnesses.
  4. 4Call 112 — police is needed for FIR, insurance and a fair version.
  5. 5Inform your insurer within 24 hours. Keep all medical bills.

If a hospital refuses to admit you

In a real medical emergency, NO hospital can refuse stabilising care — public or private.

Tap to call

104

  1. 1Quote the Supreme Court order in Parmanand Katara vs Union of India.
  2. 2Insist on stabilising treatment — money formalities can wait.
  3. 3Call 112 or 108. Police are duty-bound to escort medico-legal cases.
  4. 4Record the refusal in writing — name and time of the doctor.
  5. 5Free care under PMJAY for eligible families — keep card handy.

If police refuses to register your FIR

It is your right — and there are three escalation routes, in order.

Tap to call

112

  1. 1Submit your written complaint at the same station — get a stamped acknowledgement.
  2. 2Send the same complaint by speed post to the SP / DCP.
  3. 3File a private complaint to the Magistrate under Section 175(3) BNSS.
  4. 4For grave offences, approach the High Court under Article 226.

Article 21 of the Constitution

"No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law."

The Supreme Court has read into this single line — the right to dignity, privacy, livelihood, shelter, health, education and a fair trial. When in doubt, this is the article that protects you.

सहायता · Helplines

Helpline directory — save these once.

Emergency (Police / Fire / Ambulance)

112

Women Helpline

181

Childline (children in distress)

1098

Cyber Crime

1930

Ambulance

108

Health Helpline

104

Senior Citizens Helpline (Elderline)

14567

RBI Banking Ombudsman

14448

Consumer Helpline

1915

Anti-Drug Helpline

1933

Mental Health (KIRAN)

1800-599-0019

Free Legal Aid (NALSA)

15100

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