While we were contacting the local police, they did mention that they also attempted to call my Indian mobile number which I had given in the application. For some reason, I did not get any call from them, maybe not reachable.
Good that we directly contacted them, so that we come to know that they have my case for verification. But the worrying part is that even after verification, no update in the passport system. It still shows "Just PV initiated". Hoping that my police verification report would reach them next week. Things are really slow in each step, but it's moving eventually.