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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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Spurt in thefts for liquor within 48 hours

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While fighting against novel coronavirus, the state machinery facing new challenge of sudden spurt in thefts at liquor shops and beer bars which are locked from March 18 after government ordered lockdown. Within 48 hours, four such cases were reported in the city and district prompting police to intensify patrolling near liquor shops. 
Inspector of State Excises Department Raosaheb Kore informed that four cases were reported within 48 hours in which the thieves decamped with liquor more than one lakh in each case. First case was reported at Suvidha Bar and Restaurant in Sadar area in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. The intruder decamped with bottles of whiskey and rum collectivelly worth Rs 1.5 lakh, he said and added that two persons have been apprehended for the crime. 
Another incident was reported in MIDC police station area in which country liquor worth Rs 73,000 stolen from the shop. A police official said that the theft took place between March 18 and March 31. Unidentified thief entered the Country liquor shop at Gadge Nagar in MIDC area and walked away with 33 boxes of liquor. The theft came to fore when owner Shriselam Balgoniwar (47), a resident of Adbhut Apartment, Higna, noticed the broken latch of the door. Similarly, two more thefts reported at Beer Bar on Wednesday. 
Inspector Kore informed that country made foreign liquor (CMFL) worth Rs one lakh was stolen from Anand Bar situated in Nandanvan area of Nagpur city. Another theft reported at Dhapewada village in Saoner tehsil in which the thieves decamped with CMFL worth Rs 40,000/- from Govind Bar, he said. 
A police official said that the thefts are being committed by habitual burglers. “As the people are staying at the home due to lockdown, they are targetting the liquor shops and bars,” he said. There is huge demand for the liquor as the shops are closed and supply through illegal sources also stopped due to heavy bandobast on inter-district and inter-state borders, he claimed. 

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