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...
Dr Babanrao Taywade submitting a memorandum to the Commission. The hearing of Dedicated Commission for Reservation for Backward Class of Citizens in Local Bodies of Maharashtra on Saturday evoked good response as 115 delegations submitted their memorandum before the commission. The representatives from six districts of Vidarbha including Nagpur, Chandrapur, Wardha, Gadchiroli, Bhandara and Gondia attended the hearing. The representatives of the organisations launched heavy sloganeering in the premises to show their strength. Chairman of the Dedicated Commission Former Chief Secretary of the State Jayant Kumar Banthia (Retired IAS), Member and Associate Professor of Tata Institute of Social Sciences Dr. Shailesh Kumar Darokar, Dr. Naresh Gite (Retired IAS), Former Principal Secretary Mahesh Jhagde (Retired IAS), former Principal Secretary H B Patel and Member Secretary of this Commission and Managing Director of Maharashtra Fisheries Development Corporation Pankaj Kumar (IAS)...