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...
By Dheeraj Fartode
Shocking allegations of misconduct have emerged against a police officer in Nagpur City Police. The officer is accused of abusive and degrading behaviour, particularly targeting accused in Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Sources claim that the senior officer arrives at the police station and calls the accused into a separate room, where the officer not only hurls abuse at the accused but also spits at their face. Later, the officer allegedly kicks the accused in the private parts.
In some incidents, when a couple approached a police station in Nagpur to file a complaint following a domestic dispute, the police sent a proposal for preventive action to the officer. However, instead of handling the matter professionally, the officer allegedly made the man sit down, then kicked him in the private parts and leave him in pain and humiliation.
The behaviour of the high ranked official have raised questions about the professionalism of law enforcement in Nagpur. The officer found using violence and humiliation as methods to control and punish the accused.
Sources claimed that the officer’s misconduct was well known to lower rank officials in the City. However, these officials have remained silent due to fear of repercussions or a lack of courage to report the incidents to senior officers.
A retired police officer stated that an officer must respect human rights and also ensure the dignity of every accused person. “This kind of behaviour is unacceptable and damages the reputation of the police force. It also erodes public trust in the police and raises serious concerns about the treatment of suspects and complainants in custody,” he said. The retired officer added that if these allegations are proven true, it would be a severe violation of human rights and could lead to serious disciplinary action against the officer.
Comments
Post a Comment