MahaCrimeOS AI

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella launches AI-powered investigation tool for Maharashtra police, extending to all 1,100 police stations across the state.

• MahaCrimeOS AI – It is Maharashtra’s new statewide AI-powered cybercrime investigation platform built with Microsoft Foundry.
• Purpose – It helps officers process complaints faster, analyse complex data, and follow investigative procedures more efficiently, capabilities that are essential in cybercrime cases.
• Development – Jointly by
  • CyberEye (a Microsoft partner ISV),
  • Maharashtra Government’s MARVEL initiative (Maharashtra Research and Vigilance for Enhanced Law Enforcement), and
  • Microsoft India Development Centre (IDC).
• Powered by – Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, which uses multimodal AI to process complaints in any format - PDFs, audio recordings, handwritten notes or images and extract critical information in any language.
• 4 categories – Narcotics, Cybercrime, Crimes against women and Financial fraud.

Key Highlights

• Routine Task Automation – It automates administrative tasks, which helps officers focus on solving crimes & helping victims.
• It provides a dashboard showing active cases, updates, and pending actions.
• Training & Usage – 127 officers trained in Nagpur Rural, and already used in 261 cases.
• FIR & Investigation Plans – It can read a Marathi FIR and automatically generate a detailed investigation plan.
• The system prepares this plan using Maharashtra Police protocols and guidelines issued by the High Court and Supreme Court.
• No Delay – AI copilot removes delays by giving officers immediate, step‑by‑step investigation plans in complex cases such as narcotics, cybercrime, crimes against women or financial fraud.
• Data & Intelligence Analysis – The platform analyses telecom and online data, prepares court-ready case diaries, and ensures investigations follow judicial best practices.
• Ease of Use for Officers – It is designed primarily in Marathi and makes it simple for officers, helping to cut routine work from 45 minutes to seconds, which shortens the investigation period.
• Help for complainants – By automating time-consuming tasks and speeding up investigation planning, it empowers every officer to handle advanced tasks, making investigations quicker and more reliable for complainants.
• Legal alignment – It ensures investigations meet Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) deadlines (charge sheets within 60–90 days, based on crime severity) by streamlining and structuring casework.
• Enhanced efficiency – It helps officers resolve cases faster by combining human expertise with AI-driven insights, reducing investigation timelines.
• Citizen safety focus – It aims to protect against evolving online threats like phishing, financial fraud, identity theft, and cyber harassment.

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Reference

Indian Express | Satya Nadella launches AI-powered tool for Maharashtra police