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AI Joins the Force: Maharashtra Police Deploys ‘Crime-OS’ for Smarter Investigations

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By Dheeraj Fartode  Imagine a police officer uploads an FIR and within seconds, an AI assistant begins planning the investigation. It write official letters, scan bank data and spot suspicious transactions. It sounds like science fiction - but it’s now reality in Maharashtra. The state police have started using Crime-OS, a powerful Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool developed under the MARVEL project (Maharashtra Research and Vigilance for Enhanced Law Enforcement). This tool, built in partnership with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Nagpur, works like the co-pilot feature in Microsoft Office - but to solve crimes. It helps police save valuable time and reduces the heavy workload of investigations. Assistant Superitendent of Police (ASP) Deepak Agrawal explained that police investigations usually take a lot of time and effort. Crime-OS is designed to ease that burden. “For example, if a fraud case FIR is uploaded, the tool automatically picks out important information. It t...
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Conman poses as Police Inspector, extort money from Batukbhai Jewelers, held

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Sitabuldi police booked a man for posing as a police inspector from Mumbai Crime Branch and threatening and extorting money from proprietor of Batukbahi jeweler Nagpur. 

The accused has been identified as Nishant Parmar (32), a resident of Shanti Nagar, Dahisar, Mumbai. According to information, complainant in the case -- proprietor of Batukbhai jewelers Bharat Jamchand Seth (53), a resident of Flat No. 403, Heritage Apartment, Civil Lines -- received a phone call on March 22. The caller (Parmar) introduced himself as Police Inspector Rathod attached to Mumbai Crime Branch.

During conversation, PI Rathod accused Bharat of purchasing stolen valuables from a woman thief. “A woman has been arrested by Mumbai Crime Branch and she had given a statement that she had sold the stolen valuables in Batukbhai Jewelers, Nagpur,” PI Rathod told Bharat on phone. 

The Inspector later asked the jeweler to hand over Rs 2.5 lakh as the recovery value of the said stolen jewelry or else he would implicate him. Fearing of police action, Bharat assured Parmar of depositing the cash in Mumbai. Bharat approached his one Mumbai based relative and asked them to hand over Rs 2.5 lakh to PI Rathod at Bandra Court. After getting the cash, the PI Rathod again phone Bharat asked him to deposit 50 gm of gold get back the cash. On the basis of directions of Bharat, a man met PI Rathod at Bandra Court and given him gold ornaments of 50 gm. PI Rathod assured him to return the money and disappear in the public. 

Sitabuldi police have registered the case under Sections 170, 419, 420 of Indian Penal Code. Investigation officer of the case PSI M P Puri informed that the accused has been arrested by the Tehsil police on production warrant from Beed police. He was arrested previously by the Mumbai police in cases of chain-snatching, mobile theft and cheating. He is a habitual offender who has threatened jewelers in the past too and extorted money from them. In these cases too, he would pose as a PI from Pune or Mumbai Crime Branch.

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