I don’t know whether you are from India or from USA.
If you are living in India, then you may be reading newspapers, etc., and may be aware that even if you personally visit the police station and give your complaint, it is not necessary that the police station will register the FIR even if a cognizable offence is actually made out. Police officers are infamous for avoiding to register FIRs and harassing the people. People run from pillar to post, and yet their complaints are not registered as FIRs. And, you want to send your FIR by registered post!!!
Well, technically, it should be possible to register FIR on the basis of information received by police about the commission of a cognizable offence. Even during old days, there were one or two judgments of courts to this effect.
But, given the way police in India works, the method of sending FIR by registered post will not work.
So, if you are really serious in getting the FIR registered, go to the police station personally and get it filed. The FIR is required to be registered urgently without wastage of time after the occurrence of crime. You already appear to have wasted time if the offence has already taken place.
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